Book of Changes (易经)
Item
- Title
- Book of Changes (易经)
- Chinese Title
- 易经
- 易經
- Romanizations
- Yijing
- Yi jing
- I Ching
- Alternate Chinese Title
- 周易
- Alternate Chinese Title Romanization
- Zhouyi
- Zhou yi
- Chou Yi
- Year
- Zhou dynasty
- Summary
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The Yijing (Book of Changes) is an ancient Chinese divination text and a cornerstone of East Asian philosophy. Originally a bronze-age manual for oracles, it evolved into a profound cosmological system. It is built upon 64 hexagrams—sets of six stacked lines that are either solid (Yang) or broken (Yin). These symbols represent the dynamic balance of opposites and the inevitability of change. By consulting the Yijing, users seek alignment with the Dao (the Way), gaining insight into the present and guidance for the future. It teaches that the universe is in constant flux, emphasizing that wisdom lies in adapting to these eternal cycles.
- URLs
- ChinaKnowledge.de
- Item sets
- Classical Texts
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| L'Y King, Premier Livre Canonique du premier Ordre | TranslationSection |
| L'Y King. Premier Livre Canonique du premier Ordre | TranslationSection |
| Mutationum Liber | TranslationSection |
| Notice du livre chinois nommé Y-king ou Livre canonique des changemens, avec des notes | TranslationSection |
| Notice du Livre Chinois nommé 易經 Y-King, ou livre canonique des changements | TranslationSection |
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
 Cursus litteraturae sinicae |
Translation |
 Description [...] de l'empire de la Chine (1735) |
Translation |
 Description [...] de l'empire de la Chine (1736) |
Translation |
 Doctrinae Sinicae brevis indagatio |
Translation |
 From Confucius to Zhu Xi |
Translation |
 Le Chou-King: Un des Livres Sacrés des Chinois (1770) |
Translation |
 Les Livres Sacrés de L'Orient |
Translation |
 Philosophia sinica tribus tractatibus |
Translation |
 Y-King, antiquissimus Sinarum liber quem ex latina interpretatione p. Regis aliorumque ex Soc. Jesu |
Translation |