Someone asked what exactly did " Zhouyi " say? How can I understand Zhouyi? In fact, the most basic thing is to understand the four parts that make up the Zhouyi, that is, the "hexagrams and yams". Today we first talk about "gua".
1. The types of hexagrams-Eight Scriptures and Sixty-Four Double Trigrams.
Bajing Gua refers to the most primitive Ba Gua, that is, Qiankun Dui Li, and the ups and downs are trembling. The sixty-four double hexagrams are formed by the overlapping of these eight hexagrams. Only then formed the hexagrams such as "Tunmeng needs litigation division". For example, the upper stem and the lower stem are the hexagram of "Daxu", the upper stem and the lower stem are the hexagram of "Dance" and so on. In terms of order, there must be eight hexagrams first, and then sixty-four double hexagrams. From the perspective of the meaning of the hexagrams, the meaning of the sixty-four hexagrams can only be understood by understanding the meaning of the eight hexagrams.
2. The structure of the hexagrams-internal and external hexagrams and upper and lower hexagrams.
As mentioned earlier, the sixty-four hexagrams are all composed of the eight classic hexagrams. For this reason, each hexagram is composed of two Bajing hexagrams. After forming one hexagram, it can be divided into upper and lower hexagrams and internal and external hexagrams. The upper and lower hexagrams are all Qian hexagrams in the Eight Classics. For another example, " qian hexagram " means the upper hexagram and the lower gen, that is, the upper hexagram is Kun, the lower hexagram is Gen, the inner hexagram is Gen, and the outer hexagram is Kun. What needs to be mentioned here is that the sixty-four hexagrams are mainly internal hexagrams and lower hexagrams.
3. Gua Ci.
Generally speaking, hexagrams are a paragraph of words attached to each hexagram to express the meaning of the hexagram. For example, the hexagram of Qian hexagram is "Yuanhenglizhen", and "Youfu, Guangheng, Zhenji, and Lishe Dachuan" are necessary hexagrams. Each of the sixty-four hexagrams has its own hexagram, which is used to represent the result represented by this hexagram. It needs to be pointed out that hexagrams are called differently in different places, sometimes called "彖ci", sometimes called " ". When it is called "彖ci", it is mainly from the perspective of divination, that is, the hexagram is a good or bad word for breaking a hexagram.It is called "Xi Ci", mainly from the author's point of view, it means that this is the word after the hexagram of the King of Wen. Both need to be distinguished from " 彖Biography " and " cici biography ".
Fourth, hexagram meaning.
Gua meaning refers to the meaning represented by the Gua. For example, the hexagram meaning of the Bajing hexagrams is: Qianjian Kunshun, Duiyue vibrates, Lishui sinks, Sunda enters Genzhi. The hexagram meaning of the sixty-four hexagrams: for example, the difficulty of fighting, the ignorance of the childishness, the need to wait, the master, the comparison, the accumulation and so on. Note that there have always been different opinions on the meaning of the sixty-four hexagrams. For this reason, it is normal for a hexagram to have multiple meanings. For example, in " Preface Gua" and "Miscellaneous Gua", the meaning of each hexagram is not the same. Than is the meaning of music, but the difference will not be too great. In addition, Confucius 's "Biography" and "Elephant" have all played a role in the hexagrams. For this reason, the meaning of the hexagrams has been brought into full play.
Fifth, the hexagram image.
The hexagram image refers to when the saint draws the hexagram to make the hexagram, the image of a certain object or the image of a thing is taken as a representative to form a hexagram. Just as " Yi Chuan " put it, take things far away and gods near. For example, Qian Tian Kun Di, Dui Ze Zhen Lei, Li Huo Kan Shui, Gen Shan Sundan Wind. Another example is "Father and Kun mother, Zhen is the eldest son, Kan is the middle man, Gen is the young boy, Xun is the eldest daughter, Li is the middle girl, and Dui is the girl." It is also like "the stem is the head, the kun is the belly, the vibration is the foot, the ridge is the ear, the exchange is the mouth, the separation is the eye, the sun is the share, and the gen is the hand." I have to say that the wisdom of the ancients is worthy of our serious study and summary. Why do you say that? The well-known Gan Sanlian, Kun Liu Duan, Zhen Yang Yin, Gen Fu Wan, Dui Shang Gu, Sun Dian Xuan Duan, Ridge in Full, and Li Zhong Xu, are the vivid depictions from the hexagrams of the gossip. If you look at the hexagrams they represent, the same is true. Sixty-four hexagrams are the same.When the sun enters the ground, it is called Mingyi (injury), the combination of water and fire means the aid, and the non-commitment of the fire and water means the unsatisfactory and so on.
Sixth, hexagram.
Gua nature refers to the nature of a Gua. As the saying goes, "There are big and small hexagrams." From the perspective of good and bad, there are good and bad hexagrams. From the perspective of yin and yang, there are yin hexagrams and yin hexagrams. For example, in the sixty-four hexagrams, the Qian hexagram is the more auspicious hexagram, while the hexagram and the Mingyi hexagram are the more aggressive hexagrams. From the perspective of yin and yang hexagrams, the 30 hexagrams in the upper classics are generally yang hexagram , and the thirty-four hexagrams in the lower classics are yin hexagrams. Of course, this view has been criticized by various families. The so-called yin hexagrams are more yang and yang hexagrams are more yin. The facts are difficult to fulfill in all sixty-four hexagrams.
Seven, hexagram sequence.
The hexagram sequence refers to the sequence of the hexagrams, that is, the sequence of the sixty-four hexagrams. It is also said in the preface of the hexagram: "Qiankun Tunmeng needs a litigation teacher, better than Xiaoxu. He is more humble and hesitating. The comrades are more humble and hesitate. Thirty preparations. Xian Heng fascinated and strong, Jin and Mingyi family squatted. The loss and loss are solved, and the trapped well is smashed. Gen gradually returns to the sister's rich journey, and the sorrowful festival comes to the middle of the world. It is for the Thirty-fourth of the Second Classic." " Preface Gua Zhuan" was the first to explain why the order of the hexagrams was arranged in this way, but later generations have different views on the order of the hexagrams. Later, we will discuss again.
Ba, hexagram position and hexagram time
hexagram position refers to the position of the hexagram, and the hexagram time refers to the time represented by the hexagram. The hexagrams are actually easier to understand. Generally speaking, we can understand according to acquired gossip , earthquake, east, sunda, southeast, li, south, kun, southwest, dui, west, dry, northwest, ridge, north, Gen, northeast. Of course, Shao Yong of the Northern Song Dynasty created the innate gossip map,Different from the above, that is, Gan is south, Kun, north, Dui, Southeast, Li, east, Zhen, northeast, Sunda, southwest, ridge, west, Gen, northwest. From the perspective of understanding the text of the Book of Changes, we still have to follow the Houtian Eight Diagrams , which is what the former said.
Gua Shi refers to the time represented by the Bajing Gua. From the perspective of one year and December, Kun is the October hexagram, and the stem is the April hexagram. Then according to the change of yin and yang messages, for example, Tai hexagram is the first month hexagram, No hexagram is the seventh month hexagram. From the perspective of a day, each hexagram represents a specific hour. The hexagram is mainly based on the theory of hexagrams in the Han Dynasty.
Nine, Gua change.
It should be said that the final explanation of the hexagram change is because it is indeed the most difficult to study. The theory of hexagram change began in the "Biography", and it mainly has the theory of "just up and down, just come and go softly". After the addition, the Han people have theories about hexagrams and overturning hexagrams. This is more difficult to understand. In the later period, I will analyze the specific hexagrams one by one.
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