Title: Some Reflections On the Authorship of the i cHing
Abstract:origin of the I Ching or the Book of is uncertain. Its authorship has become under debate throughout centuries in the past. Shuo Kua, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the authors of the book are identi...origin of the I Ching or the Book of is uncertain. Its authorship has become under debate throughout centuries in the past. Shuo Kua, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the authors of the book are identified with the sages: In ancient times the sages made the Book of Changes 1). much same idea is also expressed in Ta Chuan or the Great Treatise: The sages instituted the hexagrams, so that phenomena might be perceived therein. They appended the judgments in order to indicate good fortune and misfortune 2). According to the original version of Chinese texts, we do not know whether the term (~ Ah) was intended to signify the holy sage or the holy sages. Since there is no distinction between the singular and plural nouns in Chinese, it is difficult to say whether it meant plural or singular. However, the translation of shen jen as the sages seems to be correct, because the multiple authorship of the I Ching has been accepted by Chinese tradition. According to the tradition the I Ching was originated from the practice of divination and was attributed to the legendary king, Fu Hsi (2953-2838 B.C.). Later King Wen, the founder of Chou dynasty (1150-249 B.C.), rearranged the sixty-four hexagrams and gave them the Judgments (kua tz'u). His son, Tan, who was Chou Kung or Duke of Chou, composed the texts on the lines of hexagrams (hsiao tz'u) to supplement and to expound the kua tz'u. Ten Wings, which are the Commentaries attached to the I Ching, were traditionally attributed to Confusius. traditionally accepted authorship of the Ten Wings came to subject to much severe criticisms by recent scholars. It is not my intention here to deal with the authorship of this controversial area. intention of my immediate concern is to examine the authorship of the main texts of the I Ching.Read More
Publication Year: 1970
Publication Date: 1970-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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