Annotated Book of Changes · Hexagram 22

bi2

Grace

See also: Wilhelm commentary for Hexagram 22

Hexagram Statement

卦辭

經 Classic Text

賁卦離下艮上 賁,亨,小利有攸往。

Translation

Hexagram Bi (Adornment): Li below, Gen above.

Adornment. Success. Small benefit in having somewhere to go.

疏 Kong Yingda's Subcommentary

正義曰:賁,飾也。以剛柔二象交相文飾也。賁亨者,以柔來文剛而得亨通,故曰賁亨也。小利有攸往者,以剛上文柔,不得中正,故不能大有所往,故云小利有攸往也。

Translation

The Correct Meaning states: Bi means adornment. The two images of firm and yielding mutually embellish each other. '

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