I CHING

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is the most widely read of the five Chinese Classics. The book was traditionally written by the legendary Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi (2953-2838 B.C.). It is possible that the the I Ching originated from a prehistoric divination technique which dates back as far as 5000 B.C. Thus it may be the oldest text at this site. Futher commentaries were added by King Wen and the Duke of Chou in the eleventh century B.C.

An I Ching interpretation is performed by making six binary decisions (a hexagram). This is called 'casting the I Ching'. These are written down as a stack of six solid or broken lines. This was traditionally done either by tossing yarrow stalks or coins, although there is no reason why the hexagrams can't be generated by some other means (such as a computer program).

There are actually four possible values for each of the lines; the two on/off values, and a line which changes from on to off or vice versa. Thus one cast of the I Ching can generate two different hexagrams, which adds depth to the interpretation. The sophistication of this method has not escaped modern interpretation, and the four-valued logic has been compared to the biochemistry of DNA amino acids. How a Neolithic shamans' divination technique presaged the basic logic of the human genome is one of the ageless mysteries.

Included in this app:
☆ Introduction
-Chapter I: The Yî King from The Twelfth Century B.C. to the Commencement of the
Christian Era
-Chapter II: The Subject-Matter of the Text. The Lineal Figures and the Explanation of
Them
-Chapter III: The Appendixes

☆ Plates I to III

☆ The Yî King Text: Section I
-I. The Khien Hexagram
-II. The Khwăn Hexagram
-III. The Kun Hexagram
-IV. The Măng Hexagram
-V. The Hsü Hexagram
-VI. The Sung Hexagram
-VII. The Sze Hexagram
-VIII. The Pî Hexagram
-IX. The Hsiâo Khû Hexagram
-X. The Lî Hexagram
-XI. The Thâi Hexagram
-XII. The Phî Hexagram
-XIII. The Thung Zăn
-XIV. The Tâ Yû Hexagram
-XV. The Khien Hexagram
-XVI. The Yü Hexagram
-XVII. The Sui Hexagram
-XVIII. The Kû Hexagram
-XIX. The Lin Hexagram
-XX. The Kwân Hexagram
-XXI. The Shih Ho Hexagram
-XXII. The Pî Hexagram
-XXIII. The Po Hexagram
-XXIV. The Fû Hexagram
-XXV: The Wû Wang Hexagram
-XXVI. The Tâ Khû Hexagram
-XXVII. The Î Hexagram
-XXVIII. The Tâ Kwo Hexagram
-XXIX. The Khan Hexagram
-XXX. The Lî Hexagram

☆ Text Section II
-XXXI. The Hsien Hexagram
-XXXII. The Hăng Hexagram
-XXXIII. The Thun Hexagram
-XXXIV. The Tâ Kwang Hexagram
-XXXV. The Žin Hexagram
-XXXVI. The Ming Î Hexagram
-XXXVII. The Kiâ Zăn Hexagram
-XXXVIII. The Khwei Hexagram
-XXXIX. The Kien Hexagram
-XL. The Kieh Hexagram
-XLI. The Sun Hexagram
-XLII. The Yî Hexagram
-XLIII. The Kwâi Hexagram
-XLIV. The Kâu Hexagram
-XLV. The Žhui Hexagram
-XLVI. The Shăng Hexagram
-XLVII. The Khwăn Hexagram
-XLVIII. The Žing Hexagram
-XLIX. The Ko Hexagram
-L. The Ting Hexagram
-LI. The Kăn Hexagram
-LII. The Kăn Hexagram
-LIII. The Kien Hexagram
-LIV. The Kwei Mei Hexagram
-LV. The Făng Hexagram
-LVI. The Lü Hexagram
-LVII. The Sun Hexagram
-LVIII. The Tui Hexagram
-LIX. The Hwân Hexagram
-LX. The Kieh Hexagram
-LXI. The Kung Fû Hexagram
-LXII. The Hsiâo Kwo Hexagram
-LXIII. The Kî Žî Hexagram
-LXIV. The Wei Žî Hexagram

☆Appendix I
☆ Appendix II
☆ Appendix III: The Great Appendix
☆ Appendix IV
☆ Appendix V
☆ Appendix VI
☆ Appendix VII

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