A thought of I-ching has been developed as a philosophy with a chinese culture. An oriental philosophy according to each generation was an infinite foundation which derived an origina1 thinking way form I-ching. With the expansion of the understanding...
A thought of I-ching has been developed as a philosophy with a chinese culture. An oriental philosophy according to each generation was an infinite foundation which derived an origina1 thinking way form I-ching. With the expansion of the understanding on an oriental philosophy, the meaning of I-ching, also has variously explained and systematized with the spirit of the times.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the nature of Chu-Hsi's I-ching. First of all, one must study I-ching, because I-chlng is a foundation which consists of Chu Hsi's philosophy. Chu-Hsi's I-ching has synthetic characteristics as if it appears Chu-Hsi's science : Pushih Hsueh(卜筮學), Yi-li-Hsu도(義理學), and Haiang-shu Hsueh(象數學) take one united form. But Chu-Hsi says that Hsiang-shu Hsueh is based on two other sciences, Yi-li-Hsueh and Hsiang-shu Hsueh. The theoretic baris of Hsiang-shu Hsueh is explained through Hot'u(河圖) and Loshu(洛書) in detail. Furthermore Chu-Hsi says that all cognitions bring into focus on Hsiang-shu Hsueh because the focus on Hsiang-shu Hsueh is on a Hot'u Loshu theory. Usually a Hot'u Loshu theory had been negated from the three points of view in the past, but only Chu-Hsi believes that I-ching ultimately leads to the principle of Hot'u Loshu.
The reason that Chu-Hsi suggests deductively is in fact that I-ching is metaphysics and that the universal principle of I-ching is based on Hot'u Loshu. Especially one is likely to misunderstanding I-ching with the empty ideal system because I-ching consists of the abstract mathematic principle. But I-ching consists of the principle which unites a human and a nature. A human comprehension of Hsiang-shu Hsueh in Hot'u thinking way on I-ching is an existing thinking that catches a human concordant with an universe at the same time.
Accordingly we must not regard Hot'u Loshu theory as the system describing the phenomenal world with respect to the generati & theory, because Hot'u Loshu theory describes Yin Yang Wu XiHg Shuo(陰陽五行說). A mathematical principle of Hot'u Loshue is made by the division and the development of T'ai-Chi(太極), because T'ai-Chi takes place in the center of printing. T'ai-Chi means a metaphysical substance and symbols a subject of juman being. Therefore Hot'u Loshu theory results from confucianism.
Concludely Chu-Hsi sets up his I-ching through Hot'u Loshu and encourages a logical and systematic study in the field of I-ching, that is the beginning of originality and his contribution to his I-ching.