The Book of Changes is profound and comprehensive. Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all respect the Book of Changes. It is the first of the Confucian classics and one of the three mysteries of Taoism. Many great Buddhists also have a thorough understanding of the principles of t

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Yixue is profound and comprehensive. Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism both respect the Yijing. ConfucianThe first of the group of classics, TaoismOne of the three mysteries, many great Buddhists also have a deep understanding of the Yijing. The Yixue has become an important classic that connects Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. In the history of thought, there are many treatises on the integration of the three religions. However, monographs such as those by Yu Yizhixu, one of the four great masters of Buddhism in the late Ming Dynasty, who annotated the two fundamental classics of Confucianism and Taoism with Buddhist Zen ideas are relatively rare. This opened up a new aspect for the understanding of Confucianism and Taoism, and also inspired a lot of Buddhist thought.

Zhixu, a monk in the late Ming Dynasty, with the courtesy name Ouyi, a native of Wumudu in ancient times. Together with Hanshan, Zibai and Lianchi, they are also known as the four eminent monks of the Ming Dynasty. In the 44th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, at the age of 43, Master Yuyi began to write "The Zen Interpretation of Zhouyi"; in the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, at the age of 47, he wrote "The Zen Interpretation of the Zhouyi".

In the preface of "Zen Interpretation of Zhouyi", the master breaks down the mystery of the Buddha's Yi:

One Leaf Bodhi

The Zen Master explains that it is easy and not easy, it is not easy and it is not easy, it is not easy and it is not easy. Rhubarb is the most harmful to people, and the growth of all things in spring will cause it to rot. The grass will grow in summer, and the grass will die in summer. If we must choose what is beneficial and harmless and then do it, the world will probably not be without regrets. Moreover, the Buddha looks at the vast universe with kind eyes, knowing that all the opportunities are ripe, and then shows birth." "I interpret the "Yi" by no other person. He enters Confucianism through Zen, and tries to induce Confucianism to know Zen ears." He can get four benefits and may cause four slanders. ”

This points out the purpose of using Zen to interpret the Yi, “There is no one else I can use to interpret the Yi. I use Zen to enter Confucianism, and I try to induce Confucians to understand Zen.” This is also a method of convenience. He uses Zen to interpret the "Yi", and uses forms such as the interpretation of Buddhism, the interpretation of mind, the interpretation of holy virtues, the Tao of the world, and the sacred science, which truly embodies the purpose of using Zen to enter Confucianism and to induce Confucianism to know Zen.

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