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1. Understanding of "Yi" and "Jing" 1. Explanation of Xinhua Dictionary. The word "easy" has three interpretations: one is simple and peaceful; such as: simple and easy, easy to do. The second is change, transformation, and transaction; such as: changing customs and trade. The third is the surname. The word "经" has more than eight or nine interpretations: one is the longitudinal yarn or thread on the fabric (opposite to "weft"); such as: warp yarn. The second is the pathways through which qi and blood circulate in the human body according to traditional Chinese medicine; such as meridians. The third is the orientation; such as: longitude. The fourth is camp; such as: business. Fifth, it is stable and normal for a long time; such as: regular and durable. The sixth is classics; such as: Materia Medica, Buddhist scriptures, etc. Others are not listed. 2. Explanations in many books written by Yi scholars. There are many kinds. One is from the perspective of "change": saying "easy" means change. "Xici Zhuan" refers to: "Life is called change", that is, everything in the universe is changing all the time. One is from the meaning and shape of the characters: there are four types. First, "Yi" means "lizard". The word "lizard" is an ancient hieroglyph, but now people say it is a chameleon, symbolizing change. Second, "Yi" means "sun and moon". The day represents the sun and the month represents the moon. The sun is yang, and the moon is yin. When the sun goes away, the moon comes, and when the moon goes away, the sun comes. This is exactly the phenomenon of yin and yang intertwined in the Book of Changes. Third, "Yi" means "日" on the top and "Wu" on the bottom. "Sun" represents "light", which is the infinite power of the universe; "wu" represents "things", which are all material phenomena. Intangible things can be yang, and tangible things can be yin. This is also the phenomenon of the alternation of yin and yang mentioned in the Book of Changes. Fourth, "Yi" means "tin mine". The melting degree of "tin" is low. It was first used by humans in daily life and is a pictographic character. One is that Zheng Kangcheng of the Eastern Han Dynasty interpreted the "Book of Changes" as "simple, changeable, and difficult". "Simplicity" refers to the way and method of change; "change" refers to the process of changes in all materials such as heaven, earth, and humanity, because everything in the universe is changing all the time. "Not easy" refers to the unchanging rules and laws in the process of changes in all materials such as the way of heaven, the way of earth, and the way of humanity. I think this interpretation is in line with the purpose of the I Ching. 3. Interpretation of "Jing". There are very few explanations in books and from experts on Yi studies. From the dictionary explanation, I think "Jing" means Tao, the great principle of heaven and earth, the great principle of life; it is the "path" that leads to somewhere or needs to be followed to learn knowledge. The books that clarify the laws of nature and the way of humanity are called "jing"; "jing" is the most sacred book, an authoritative work, and the source of all truth. 2. The origin of the "Book of Changes" 1. From the time of its origin (the time of its completion): It should be at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty when King Wen of Zhou created the Houtian Bagua and wrote the hexagrams and the book was written. It should be about five thousand years ago, some say it was seven thousand years ago. However, there are currently different opinions on the specific time. 2. From the basis of origin: According to current research by most scholars, it is traditionally agreed that Fuxi derived the "Book of Changes" from "Hetu and Luoshu". The Book of Changes also says: "The river produces pictures, the Luo produces books, and the sage follows them." It is said that in ancient times, due to flooding and soil erosion at that time, dragons and horses with figures painted on their backs were found in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This was known as the "Dragon and Horse Negative Picture" or "River Picture" in history; near Luoshui, a tributary of the Yellow River, a dragon and horse with figures on its back appeared. The text and nine groups of astronomical figures are related to the tortoise, namely "Luo Shu". The sage Fuxi therefore drew the "Xiantian Bagua". Later, at the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned in the ancient place name Youli, in the north of Tangyin County, Henan Province today. Based on Fuxi's "Xiantian Bagua", the "Acquired Bagua" was deduced, which is also the "King Wen Bagua", and further Sixty-four hexagrams were deduced and the hexagram words were made, and the Duke of Zhou made the line words. The "Book of Changes" was not completed until Confucius wrote the "Book of Changes". Therefore, the "Book of Changes" also has a saying that "people update the three saints, and the world has three ancients". This means that the writing of the "Book of Changes" went through three eras: ancient times, middle ancient times, and lower ancient times, and was completed by three saints: Fuxi, King Wen, and Confucius. 3. The structure of the "Book of Changes" The "Book of Changes" consists of two parts: "Jing" and "Zhuan": 1. "Jing": divided into "Shang Jing" and "Xia Jing" (hema names and hexagram shapes). There are thirty hexagrams in the "Shang Jing", thirty-four hexagrams in the "Xia Jing", and sixty-four hexagrams in one ***. 2. The "Classic" part also includes: hexagrams (composed by King Wen); Yaoci (composed by Zhou Gong). 3. "Biography": written by Confucius and his disciples. Also called "Ten Wings". There are ten chapters in seven categories, namely: "Tuàn" (Part 1 and 2), "Xiang" (Part 1 and 2), "Classic Chinese", "Xici" (Part 1 and 2), "Shuo Gua", "Miscellaneous Gua" and "Preface" Gua".

(1) The first and second chapters of "彖" are the first and second chapters of "Ten Wings"; they are dedicated to the interpretation and interpretation of the hexagram names and hexagram words in the "Book of Changes". (2) The first and second chapters of "Xiang" are the third and fourth chapters of "Ten Wings"; they explain the sixty-four hexagrams and the three hundred and eighty-four lines. (3) The first and second chapters of "Xici" are the fifth and sixth chapters of "Ten Wings"; their basic value is twofold: first, it provides a more comprehensive analysis and elucidation of many contents of the Zhouyi; It will help future generations understand the Bagua, the sixty-four hexagrams and the hexagrams and lines; secondly, while explaining the meaning, the author has extensively disclosed his philosophical thoughts, especially the "treatment" and "integration" of the universe. of natural laws. It is the philosophical program of the "Book of Changes". It is a must-read for studying "Yi". (4) "Wenyan" is the seventh chapter of "Ten Wings" (listed after the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun); it explains the symbolic meaning of the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun, and is the gateway to the "Book of Changes". (5) "Shuo Gua Zhuan" is the eighth chapter of "Ten Wings"; "it describes the changes in virtue and karma of the Bagua and what the Dharma images do." Its main purpose is to clarify the basic symbolic meaning and scope of the Bagua. Explanation is one of the theoretical foundations for the study of arithmetic. (6) "Preface" is the ninth chapter of "Ten Wings"; it tells the order of the sixty-four hexagrams and reveals the meaning of each hexagram before and after. (7) "Miscellaneous Hexagrams" is the tenth chapter of "Ten Wings"; "Miscellaneous hexagrams are mixed together to confuse their meanings." It is to combine the sixty-four hexagrams in opposite or wrong forms, comprehensive hexagrams and wrong hexagrams in pairs, and see the connection between the hexagrams from the hexagram shape. The biochemical laws that explain the "wrong" and "synthetic" laws of all things in the universe are all reflected in "treatment" and "unification."