Smith offers an unparalleled biography of the most revered book in China's entire cultural tradition, and he shows us how this enigmatic ancient classic has become a truly global phenomenon. Dick, Allen Ginsberg, Hermann Hesse, Bob Dylan, Jorge Luis Borges, and I. (Not sure how ClarityTs free I Ching course will take you through the process of. ![]() It is possible that the the I Ching originated from a prehistoric divination technique which dates back as far as 5000 B.C. The book was traditionally written by the legendary Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi (2953-2838 B.C.). Smith also looks at how the I Ching came to be published in dozens of languages, providing insight and inspiration to millions worldwide-including ardent admirers in the West such as Leibniz, Carl Jung, Philip K. The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is the most widely read of the five Chinese Classics. The Chinese Text Project edition of this text shown above is intended to follow the specified scanned source text in the Library section of the site except where explicitly noted. The 'Book' probably refers to the I Ching, or a forerunner thereof. The chest was then opened, and the Book read. He shows how the indigenous beliefs and customs of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet "domesticated" the text, and he reflects on whether this Chinese classic can be compared to religious books such as the Bible or the Qur'an. A scanned version of the manuscript to which the digital edition of this text should conform is available in the Chinese Text Project Library. It is reported in the Book of Records that Duke Zhou consulted the oracles about a serious illness incurred by King Wu, his brother and founder of the dynasty: Three tortoises were used. In this concise history, Smith traces the evolution of the I Ching in China and throughout the world, explaining its complex structure, its manifold uses in different cultures, and its enduring appeal. Here Richard Smith tells the extraordinary story of how this cryptic and once obscure book became one of the most widely read and extensively analyzed texts in all of world literature. Jesuit missionaries brought knowledge of the I Ching to Europe in the seventeenth century, and the American counterculture embraced it in the 1960s. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout East Asia. ![]() The I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. ![]() The Chinese original is set side-by-side with the translation. How the I Ching became one of the most widely read and influential books in the world This book contains a dramatic and revealing translation of this ancient classic into English.
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