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When Yi Jing came in Japan
I've heard that it was 7 century when Yi Jing came in Japan
from China, the most advanced country in the world for us.
How Japanese government treated Yi Jing
They decided to use Yi Jing and oracles for their work to
govern country.
What happened after that
At first,
Where can we find the influence of Yi Jing today
We use many words without consciousness that they were from
Yi Jing in Japan. following is examples:
| Terms | Meanings | from what part of Yi Jing |
|---|---|---|
| Do-Jin | a group for doing something together. 'Do Jin Shi' means a magazine published by group. |
from Hexagram 13. |
| Rui ha Tomo wo Yobu.(proverb) | It means 'Birds of a feather flock together.' | from Commentaries. |
| Hyou-Hen | change surprisingly. | from Hexagram 49. |
| Kaku-Mei. | revolution. | from Hexagram 49. |
| Shoujin kankyo shite fuzen wo nasu.(proverb) | --- | from Hexagram. |
| Kan-Kou | sight seeing. | from Hexagram 20. |
| Warau kado niha fuku kitaru.(proverb) | --- | from Commentaries. |
| Inu-I | Trigram Qian. 'Inu' is dog, the 11th branch. 'I' is pig, the 12th branch. 'Inu-I' is the direction of them, NorthWest. And it is also the direction of Qian. |
name of Trigram |
| Ushi-Tora | Trigram Gen. 'Ushi' is cow, the 2nd branch. 'Tora' is pig, the 12th branch. 'Inu-I' is the direction of them, NorthEest. And it is also the direction of Gen. |
name of Trigram |
| Tatsu-Mi | Trigram Sun. 'Tatsu' is dragon, the 5nd branch. 'Mi' is python, the 6th branch. 'Tatsu-Mi' is the direction of them, SouthEast. And it is also the direction of Sun. |
name of Trigram |
| Hitsuji-Saru | Trigram Kun. 'Hitsuji' is sheep, the 8nd branch. 'Saru' is monkey, the 9th branch. 'Hitsuji-Saru' is the direction of them, SouthWest. And it is also the direction of Kun. |
name of Trigram |
| Ken-Kon Itteki | 'Ken' is Qian. 'Kon' is Kun. 'Ken-Kon' means all things. 'Itteki' means staking. |
names of Trigrams. |
to be continued..
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