The Lord respects and builds on it.
Rice is to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road is to be walked step by step.
In the same way, the Book of Changes is to be read sentence by sentence, right?
The most difficult to understand in the Book of Changes is Yuan Henry Zhen.
In this regard, many scholars have made very detailed, unique and wonderful explanations throughout the ages. The trouble is, when I read it, I always feel confused. What to do? After thinking about it, I found that there are two important features of the Book of Changes: the expression is inextricably linked with the divination on the oracle bone, one of which is this; Second, from the choice of words and sentences to the structure of the chapter, there seems to be the shadow of the "Book of Songs" shaking.
In this case, how can Xie Yi be separated from divination and the Book of Songs?
(1) Yuan
In divination, Yuan has the meaning of beginning (such as Yuan Bu), big (such as Yuan Chen, Yuan Xi) and place names (such as Yuan Yuan), which is not abundant.
In contrast, the Yuan here is the same as the Yuan mentioned in the Book of Yi Zhou: Shang Oath ( All the common people in the world are not able to enjoy the Yuan Valley of Houji. The meaning seems to be closer, i.e., good, good, good. The difference is that a modification of Heng , pointing to Li Zhen ; A modified valley , pointing to the use of steaming to enjoy . Interestingly, the words "li" and "yong" are often used in conjunction in the I Ching.
Yi Zhou Shu said that here, Yuan has two more meanings, and I have to mention:
First, the finger ("Zuo Chuan: The Thirty-third Year of the Emperor": Xianzhen) was exempted from entering the Di Shi and dying. Di people return to their origins, and their faces are like life. The head of state and champion are further extended;
In addition, considering that Zhen Bu used tortoise shells during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, is it possible that Yuan here borrowed the materials used by Zhen Bu through Yuan? To tell the truth, there are possibilities, but you can talk about it!
(2) Heng
After reading through the yuan, the meaning of Heng is obvious.
Just like "The Book of Songs, Chutz" (or peel or Heng, or wanton or will. ), heng is basically cooking. The question is, what exactly is being cooked and for whom?
According to the Book of Songs, there are two possibilities: cooking sacrifices to ghosts and gods, such as pigs, cows, and sheep that are common in divination; Turtles used in cooking, by extension, processing, and asking the gods for divination.
(3) Profit
Li also has many meanings in divination, such as personal names (such as Lishi Liutun), place names (such as Wang Qitian Yuli) and auspicious (such as unfavorable to Qihua).
In addition, it is worth noting that in the "Rites and Special Animal Feeding Rites" ( The master is out, standing outdoors in the southwest, wishing the east, and telling the profit. ), refers to the ritual at the time of sacrifice.
Song Wei Liaoweng's "Essentials of Etiquette" is here, and it is not so complicated, and the benefits can be regarded as favorable.
(4) Chastity
Obviously, chastity is the word with the highest frequency of divination.
Research has shown that in divination, zhen can be interpreted as dang, ding, and zhenggui (Jao Tsung-i, "Yin Dynasty Zhenbu Characters General Examination"). Of course, the most common is - pan dialects.
Song Zhu Shen's "Zhou Rite Sentence Explanation" is right, Zhen is the key word of divination and even "I Ching"!
Anyway, we can try to summarize it together.
Pick it up, Yuan Henry Zhen, what I want to say seems to be asking God to ask for divination, that is, to prepare suitable sacrifices. Indeed, to ask the ghosts and gods to do things, you have to show a certain amount of sincerity, right?
In addition, Yuan Henry Zhen may also mean that the best tortoise shell can improve the efficiency of Zhen Bu. Here, you might as well paraphrase the famous saying of whoever is who - the best tortoiseshell is the first productive force.
Which is closer to the truth? Then you have to read the words!
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