{"product_id":"matrix-of-meanings-of-the-book-of-changes-9781739044596","title":"Matrix of Meanings of the Book of Changes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): D. C. B\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yijing DAO\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yijing DAO\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: I Ching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at those who already know the\u003cem\u003e Book of Changes\u003c\/em\u003e and wish to better understand its original message. The Chinese characters or sinograms that were used to write the \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e, have multiple meanings that cannot be fully covered when translated into a Western language, because inevitably their range of meanings is truncated. Although these limitations of \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e translations cannot be avoided, this book offers English-speaking readers a tool that will allow them to understand more deeply the many possible meanings that the \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e sentences suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e translation includes: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eGuaCi\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eThe Image\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDaXiang\u003c\/em\u003e) and the comments assigned to the lines of the hexagrams (\u003cem\u003eYaoCi\u003c\/em\u003e), but instead of adding our own interpretation to them, we offer tables of meanings of the sinograms, which allow readers to take our translation only as a point of reference. Readers will thus be able, by combining the multiple meanings of the sinograms in different ways, to better appreciate the subtle nuances of meaning of the \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e sentences, as well as forming alternative readings of the texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe display each \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e sentence in a table, or matrix of meanings, which is read from top to bottom, just as traditional Chinese texts. Each line of the table shows the meaning of a sinogram, and is divided into four columns: the first shows the sinogram; the second its pronunciation, using the \u003cem\u003ePinYin\u003c\/em\u003e romanization system; the third its number in Mathews' Chinese-English dictionary and the fourth its range of meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn preparing this book we follow the classical interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e text, as it has been read from the \u003cem\u003eHan\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cem\u003eQing\u003c\/em\u003e dynasty. The original text used for this translation is the \u003cem\u003eZhouyi Zhezhong\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Balanced Commentaries on the ZhouYi,\" published in 1715 under the patronage of the \u003cem\u003eQing\u003c\/em\u003e dynasty. It is the same text used by Richard Wilhelm and many other Sinologists as the basis of their translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause this book is not aimed at those who are just starting out with the \u003cem\u003eBook of Changes\u003c\/em\u003e, but rather at those who are already familiar with it, we do not indicate how to consult the \u003cem\u003eYiJing\u003c\/em\u003e nor do we add any other additional material, except for a Concordance that allows readers to study the repetitions of different sinograms throughout the book, according to their corresponding number in Mathews' dictionary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46388251754647,"sku":"9781739044596","price":2321.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781739044596.webp?v=1768796271","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/matrix-of-meanings-of-the-book-of-changes-9781739044596","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}