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I Ching

The I Ching or Yijing (Chinese: 易經 Mandarin pronunciation: ⓘ), usually translated as the Book of Changes or Classic of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. The I Ching was originally a divination manual in the Western Zhou period (1000–750 BC). Over the course of the Warring States and early…

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Language
Old Chinese
Original text
易 at Chinese Wikisource
Original title
Publication place
China
Published
Late 9th century BC
Subject
Divination, cosmology

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The divination text: Zhou Yi

The classic: I Ching

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I Ching

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Triples546
Avg. degree1.99
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I Ching

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related to Works cited · 176
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related to Modern · 49
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related to East Asia · 41
I Ching → China, Chinese, Ching, Confucian, Copernican, During, East Asia, Edo, Edo Japan, Eki Kyō, His, Hwang, In, Itō Jinsai, Japan, Japanese, Kamakura, Kokan Shiren, Korea, Korean
related to Eastern Han and Six Dynasties · 29
I Ching → Ching, During, Eastern Han, Guan Lu, Han, Han Kangbo, Images, Jing Fang, Meanings, Most, New Text, Numbers, Old Text, Only, Principles, School, Taixuanjing, Tang, Ten Wings, The
related to Ten Wings · 29
I Ching → Among, Arguably, BC, By, China, Ching, Confucian, Dazhuan, Early Old Chinese, Earth, For, Great Commentary, Han, Heaven, Middle Chinese, Part, Regardless, Shuogua, Ten Wings, The
related to Title and authorship · 22
I Ching → According, AD, Another, Ching, Confucius, Duke, During, Eventually, Feng Youlan, Fuxi, Great Commentary, Han, King Wen, Ma Rong's, Modern, Shang, Tang, The, The Rites, The Zhou
related to Translations · 22
I Ching → Although Thomas McClatchie, Cary Baynes, Charles, Ching, English, French, French Jesuit, German, Germany, Harlez, Historically, James Legge, Jean-Baptiste Régis, John Blofeld, Latin, Paul-Louis-Félix Philastre, Richard Rutt's, Richard Wilhelm's, The, Western
related to Hexagrams · 21
I Ching → Another, But, Ching, Different, Dui, Gen, In, Kan, King Wen, Kun, Li, Mawangdui, Qian, Shanghai Library, The, Western Zhou, Whichever, Xun, Yin, Zhen
related to history · 19
I Ching → American, Based, BC, Changes, Chinese, Ching, Edward Shaughnessy, Guicang, It, King Xuan, Lianshan, Modern, Rites, Shanghai Museum, The, Warring States, Western Zhou, Zhou, Zhōu
related to Tang and Song dynasties · 19
I Ching → Annotated Book, At, Book, By, Changes, Cheng Yi, Ching, Choosing Wang Bi's, Emperor Taizong, He, Kong Yingda, Neo-Confucian Cheng, Right Meaning, Song, Tang, The, Wang Bi's, Zhu, Zhōuyì

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ching chinese text isbn zhou divination yi hexagrams new book commentary press university ancient dynasty bc used wings changes western

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I ChingLanguageOld Chinese1.00infobox
I ChingOriginal text易 at Chinese Wikisource1.00infobox
I ChingOriginal title1.00infobox
I ChingPublication placeChina1.00infobox
I ChingPublishedLate 9th century BC1.00infobox
I ChingSubjectDivination, cosmology1.00infobox
I Chingis adivination text from the Western Zhou dynasty called the Changes of Zhou0.90text
yininstance ofThe hexagrams themselves have often acquired cosmological significance and been paralleled with many other traditional names for the processes of change0.80text
yanginstance ofThe hexagrams themselves have often acquired cosmological significance and been paralleled with many other traditional names for the processes of change0.80text
Wuxinginstance ofThe hexagrams themselves have often acquired cosmological significance and been paralleled with many other traditional names for the processes of change0.80text
businessinstance ofbut Qin dynasty records found at Shuihudi show that the hexagrams were privately consulted to answer questions0.80text
healthinstance ofbut Qin dynasty records found at Shuihudi show that the hexagrams were privately consulted to answer questions0.80text

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