Why is the following Qiankun arranged in the following order?
Many Yi friends who study the hexagram order will ask this question. The questioning method of
is very good, but they themselves did not find out what is the goodness of this questioning method.
According to the historical level of understanding of " Zhouyi ", the normal question should be: Why is Kun behind Qian? Why is Kun behind Kun? Why is Meng behind Tun?
The current question subconsciously allocates the "Zhouyi" according to two hexagrams in a group, which just conforms to the layout structure of the two hexagrams of "Zhouyi".
First, you need to know the theme of Qiankun Tun Meng
You need to know why Qiankun is arranged next? You need to know first what the theme of Qiankun Tun Meng is the two groups of hexagrams?
Qiankun is a summary of the previous sutra, the beginning of the previous sutra, briefly outlining the life of Zhou Wu Wang from a young age to an emperor.
The Qianchu line "Don't use the hidden dragon" and Kunchu line "Walking on frost and solid ice" are all King Wu that describes the student period. After the beginning of
, it is the beginning of the actual text, which is to write about King Wu's school career. That is the content of the first line of Qiankun.
Tun writes about students' learning from the perspective of King Wu, and Meng writes about teaching and learning from the perspective of teachers.
Therefore, the Qiankun followed by Tun Meng is the natural result of the narrative logic of the article. The essence of the problem is why the hexagram order is arranged like this
. The essence of the above problem is why the hexagram order is arranged like this. From the above we can see that this question is actually meaningless. The storyline is based on the narrative technique. The reason why
has such a problem is that these Yi scholars all emphasize hexagrams and neglect texts. What they actually want to ask is: Why is the hexagram talismans arranged in this way in the "Zhouyi"?
hexagram talismans have no name, and they are not necessarily arranged in this way. The naming of the hexagram talisman originates from the theme of the text, and the arrangement of the hexagram talisman also originates from the coordination with the theme of the text. The author calls it the text picture.
In my opinion, from the perspective of hexagram order, the only rule that the hexagram symbol can be called a rule is either overturned or reversed.
In other words, the essence of two hexagrams and one group is absolute, and this essence comes from the layout structure of the two hexagrams and one theme of the "Book of Changes".
From the perspective of symbols, the logical relationship between hexagram groups is not necessarily nor meaningful. Because the position of the hexagram group is because of the text, there is no logical correlation between the symbols of the hexagram.
How is the order of the hexagram group arranged in the pair of the hexagram group?
Theoretically, the "Book of Changes" are thirty-two hexagrams and thirty-two themes. The order changes in the hexagram group will not affect the narrative logic of the whole text. When
is actually arranged, there will always be a front and a back. I call it stem and branch, main and secondary. Similar to the front and back view when looking in the mirror.
, of course, put the trunk and front in front, and the auxiliary and back in the back.
For example, Tun Meng, Tun is about writing about students, which is the main perspective, which is placed in front; Meng is about writing about teachers, which is the auxiliary perspective, which is the back.
Qiankun, Qian writes about career, Kun writes about virtue, and the main and second order are obvious.
Division, the division is about how to fight, and how to lead troops. If you put the comparison in front of the master, you will feel that the primary and secondary are unclear.
The trap is a well, and the trap is a description of King Wen being trapped, and the well is a description of Zhou people's rescue and relief. If the well is placed in front of the trap, the cause and effect will be reversed.
Looking at the thirty-two sets of hexagrams in the "Book of Changes", the order and arrangement of them are in line with the habit of primary and secondary.
