Yi King: The Book of Changes - Complete Translation
This is the complete French translation of the Yi King (I Ching), one of the oldest texts in Chinese literature, translated by Paul-Louis-Félix Philastre (1837-1902). Originally published in 1885 in Paris, this comprehensive work contains all 64 hexagrams with their associated formulas and commentaries. The text includes the foundational work of Wen Wang, the commentaries of Tsheou Kong on individual lines, and the extensive annotations of Khong Tse (Confucius). The translation provides access to the classical Chinese philosophical system based on the observation of celestial phenomena and lunar phases, as interpreted through the trigrammatic and hexagrammatic symbols. This work serves as an essential reference for understanding classical Chinese thought, natural philosophy, and divination practices. The introduction discusses the historical origins, authorship debates, and the astronomical foundations underlying the hexagrams.
Table of Contents:
- Note css
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- Annexed formulas (1 - 2)
- Postface
- Koua: Definitions
- Order
- Oppositions
- Table
- Analytical table
FIRST PART
- 1. Khien, activity
- 2. Khouen, passivity
- 3. Tshouen, birth of beings
- 4. Mong, development of intelligence
- 5. Su, waiting
- 6. Song, doubt
- 7. Shi, grouping of the crowd
- 8. Pi, association
- 9. Siao tshou, small stop
- 10. Li, ritual rules
- 11. Thae, prosperity
- 12. P'i, decadence
- 13. Thong jen, identity of men
- 14. Tae yeou, great possession
- 15. Khien, modesty
- 16. Yu, satisfaction
- 17. Souei, training and following
- 18. Kou, causes
- 19. Lin, troubles and surveillance
- 20. Kouan, object of observation
- 21. She ho, cut short the error
- 22. Pi, adorn and regularize
- 23. Po, wear away gradually, decline
- 24. Fou, return in opposite direction
- 25. Wou wang, absence of irregularity
- 26. Tae tsou, great stop
- 27. Yi, nourishment
- 28. Tae kuo, what is great crossing
- 29. Khan, fall into the abyss
- 30. Li, junction and separation
SECOND PART
- 31. Hien, influence
- 32. Heng, perpetuity
- 33. Thouen, withdraw backward
- 34. Ta tshang, perfect flourishing
- 35. Tsin, progression forward
- 36. Ming yi, injury
- 37. Kia jen, men of the family
- 38. Khouei, opposition
- 39. Kien, difficulty
- 40. Kiae, deliverance
- 41. Souen, decrease
- 42. Yi, increase
- 43. Kouae, determination
- 44. Keou, encounter (conjunction)
- 45. Tsouei, gathering, reunion
- 46. Sheng, birth, elevation
- 47. Khouen, misery
- 48. Tsing, the well
- 49. Ko, modify, change
- 50. Ting, tripod
- 51. Tshen, the object, the utensil
- 52. Ken, the stop
- 53. Tsien, progression forward
- 54. Kouei mei, marriage
- 55. Fong, grandeur
- 56. Lou, traveler, stranger
- 57. Souen, enter
- 58. Touei, please
- 59. Hoan, separation
- 60. Tsie, define, regulate
- 61. Tshong fou, confidence, certitude
- 62. Siao kuo, small excess
- 63. Ki tsi, already established
- 64. Vi tsi, not yet established
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