Textual Collation Notes for the Zhouyi Benyi

Respectfully noted: on the first page, last line of the rear face, 'Qian -- qu wei fan.' The Song edition does not have this text. Upon examination, Zhu Xi's Original Meaning originally did not include pronunciation glosses. These notes were apparently added by later editors, drawing from the Classic Glosses (Jingdian Shiwen), with minor discrepancies. For example, the Jingdian Shiwen gives 'Qian' as 'jie ran fan,' but here it reads 'qu wei fan.' The remaining glosses follow this pattern and will not be individually noted. Second page, front face, first line: 'Qian -- jie yan fan.' The Jingdian Shiwen reads 'jie yan fan' -- the initial consonant differs. It should follow the Jingdian Shiwen reading. Fourth page, rear face, fifth line: 'Gan -- the trunk of a tree upon which branches and leaves depend to stand.' The Song edition lacks the character 'er' (而). [The collation continues with dozens of similar textual variants between the Siku Quanshu manuscript and the Song printed edition.]

Volume 2 collation: Page 2, rear face, fourth line: 'dwelling at the extreme of Xian.' The Song edition writes 'Gan' (感, 'feeling') instead of 'Xian' (咸). Page 5, front face, sixth line: 'having that which one desires yet being able to sever it -- the image of Dun.' The Song edition writes 'qing' (情, 'feeling') instead of 'suo' (所). [Additional variants noted for all four volumes, including:] Volume 4, page 6, rear face, eighth line: 'Things being great, then one can contemplate.' The Song edition has the character 'yi' (以) after 'ke' (可). Page 7, rear face, seventh line: 'must return to the family.' The Song edition writes 'yu' (于) instead of 'qi' (其). Page 9, rear face, third line: 'Xian is speed, Heng is endurance.' The Song edition writes 'chang' (常) instead of 'heng' (恒), due to taboo avoidance -- the Song dynasty avoided the character 'heng' because it was part of a Song emperor's name.