I also want to know the difference between Yijing and Zhouyi.
Is Tao Te Ching from the Book of Changes?
I also want to know the difference between Yijing and Zhouyi.
Is Tao Te Ching from the Book of Changes?
1, the Tao Te Ching has a long history.
The Book of Changes, which is popular now, was compiled and handed down by Confucius. Among the five classics, it is very important and ranks first. Although the Book of Changes has been compiled by Confucius, its previous integration, though unknown for the time being, may be earlier than the Tao Te Ching. Therefore, there are quite a few viewpoints that the Book of Changes is the first of China's ancient cultural heritage, so it is also the first of China's ancient culture.
Fools think that this may only be a subjective exaggeration of the role of the Book of Changes, which is inappropriate. The main reason is simple. We mark them in bold as follows:
The profound Laozi did not mention the Book of Changes in his Tao Te Ching, just as the Book of Changes did not mention the Tao Te Ching. Practically speaking, the basic content of Tao Te Ching has little to do with the Book of Changes, which is an important symbol to judge them.
The Tao Te Ching mainly talks about:
China's thoughts, principles, maxims or maxims in ancient philosophy, politics, military affairs and ethics. , kept in the imperial archives, is extremely important for governors to use, and so on.
The above contents of Tao Te Ching represent the practice and accumulation of Laozi and many ancient sages in China before Laozi. So, who are the ancient sages of China? I didn't mention specific names, and it's hard for us to know today.
But the words and deeds of these sages, in terms of time, should be no later than the Book of Changes of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it is also very long. How can you see it?
Laozi quoted in Tao Te Ching: "ancient …", "sage cloud …", "sage …", "sage …", "having a discussion", "having words in a fight", "saying …", "doing …" and so on.
These quotations, in the Tao Te Ching, have reached dozens, which is enough to prove that they were before the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and their traces are very, very long.
2. The difference between Tao Te Ching and I Ching.
Properly speaking, the essential differences between Tao Te Ching and I Ching are as follows:
The Tao Te Ching stresses principles, while The Book of Changes stresses tools.
As we all know, principles and tools are fundamentally different and completely different. Generally speaking, principles are more important than tools, that is, Tao Te Ching is more important than I Ching.
So, can we judge that this is the main reason why Tao Te Ching and Yijing don't mention each other?
Answer: We think so!
3. The relationship between Yijing and Tao Te Ching.
It is generally believed that the Book of Changes and Tao Te Ching are qualitatively different.
However, is the Book of Changes related to the Tao Te Ching?
A: We believe that I Ching and Tao Te Ching belong to two equally important pragmatic systems, but they are just the opposite and complement each other.
The classic Tao Te Ching inherits the general plan of governing the country in China's ancient commune style, or rather, it is the principle of governing the country in China's ancient commune style.
I ching inherited tools. Specifically, it inherited the ancient China analog calculator and its calculation method, and used it to predict the country's own fortunes and the victory or defeat of foreign wars, so as to make corresponding responses.
4. The identity of Yijing and Daodejing.
The Book of Changes and Tao Te Ching are different, but are they the same?
A: We think the two are the same.
That is, both have simple and profound dialectics. It can be said that the two are unified under the principle of "Tao, law and nature", showing the truth that "opposites complement each other"
The Book of Changes, as a binary analog calculator invented by China in ancient times, needs to be improved after 2500 years. However, as an analog mathematics, it is different from the Tao Te Ching, and the predecessors have not investigated it from this angle.