The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation by the Taoist Master Alfred Huang

by Huang, Alfred

• ISBN13: 9780892811458
• ISBN10: 0892811455
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-15
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

For more than three thousand years the I Ching has been the most important book of divination in the world. Revered by the Chinese as the Classic of Classics and consulted as a source of ancient wisdom, it has been embraced by the West in the last fifty years but has always been translated by Westerners who brought their own cultural biases to the work, distorting or misunderstanding its true meaning. In The Complete I Ching Master Alfred Huang has restored the true essence of the I Ching by emphasizing the unity of Heaven and humanity and the Tao of Change, and, even more important, by including translations of the Ten Wings, the commentaries by Confucius, that are essential to the I Ching's insights. Previous English translations have either given these commentaries a minor place in the book or have left them out altogether. But the Chinese say that the I Ching needs the Ten Wings to fly. Restored to their central place in the book by Master Huang, the I Ching at last flies in English. Other features of this translation are a new emphasis on the intricate web of interrelations among the names and sequence of the sixty-four hexagrams, the preservation of the original poetic style, the introduction of several new methods of divination, and special information on the historical events out of which the I Ching was born. Book jacket.

Author Biography

“A careful comparison of Huang’s translation with the Wilhelm, Legge, and Blofeld versions reveals its superiority in nearly every respect.”<br />

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Preface	xv
Ten Contributions of This Translation	xx
About the Translation	xvii
How to Use This Book	xxix
Introduction	1	(5)
Flying with the I Ching	6	(15)
THE UPPER CANON
1. Qian
Initiating	21	(17)
2. Kun
Responding	38	(18)
3. Zhun
Beginning	56	(10)
4. Meng
Childhood	66	(8)
5. Xü
Needing	74	(7)
6. Song
Contention	81	(7)
7. Shi
Multitude	88	(7)
8. Bi
Union	95	(7)
9. Xiao Xü
Little Accumulation	102	(8)
10. Lü
Fulfillment	110	(7)
11. Tai
Advance	117	(9)
12. Pi
Hindrance	126	(8)
13. Tong Ren
Seeking Harmony	134	(8)
14. Da You
Great Harvest	142	(7)
15. Qian
Humbleness	149	(7)
16. Yü
Delight	156	(8)
17. Sui
Following	164	(7)
18. Gu
Remedying	171	(7)
19. Lin
Approaching	178	(7)
20. Guan
Watching	185	(7)
21. Shi He
Eradicating	192	(7)
22. Bi
Adorning	199	(7)
23. Bo
Falling Away	206	(6)
24. Fu
Turning Back	212	(8)
25. Wu Wang
Without Falsehood	220	(7)
26. Da Xü
Great Accumulation	227	(7)
27. Yi
Nourishing	234	(7)
28. Da Guo
Great Exceeding	241	(7)
29. Kan
Darkness	248	(7)
30. Li
Brightness	255	(9)
THE LOWER CANON
31. Xian
Mutual Influence	264	(8)
32. Heng
Long Lasting	272	(8)
33. Dun
Retreat	280	(7)
34. Da Zhuang
Great Strength	287	(6)
35. Jing
Proceeding Forward	293	(6)
36. Ming Yi
Brilliance Injured	299	(7)
37. Jia Ren
Household	306	(7)
38. Kui
Diversity	313	(7)
39. Jian
Hardship	320	(7)
40. Jie
Relief	327	(7)
41. Sun
Decreasing	334	(6)
42. Yi
Increasing	340	(7)
43. Guai
Eliminating	347	(6)
44. Gou
Encountering	353	(7)
45. Cui
Bringing Together	360	(7)
46. Sheng
Growing Upward	367	(7)
47. Kun
Exhausting	374	(8)
48. Jing
Replenishing	382	(7)
49. Ge
Abolishing the Old	389	(8)
50. Ding
Establishing the New	397	(8)
51. Zhen
Taking Action	405	(7)
52. Gen
Keeping Still	412	(7)
53. Jian
Developing Gradually	419	(7)
54. Gui Mei
Marrying Malden	426	(7)
55. Feng
Abundance	433	(7)
56. Lü
Traveling	440	(6)
57. Xun
Proceeding Humbly	446	(6)
58. Dui
Joyful	452	(6)
59. Huan
Dispersing	458	(6)
60. Jie
Restricting	464	(6)
61. Zhong Fu
Innermost Sincerity	470	(7)
62. Xiao Guo
Little Exceeding	477	(8)
63. Ji Ji
Already Fulfilled	485	(8)
64. Wei Ji
Not Yet Fulfilled	493	(7)
A Brief History of the Zhou Dynasty	500	(3)
Glossary	503	(5)
Index	508