DID CONFUCIUS STUDY THE “BOOK OF CHANGES”? ‘Toe Maser sid IF poms yearn wer add t my iT would give ity to te dy of the Bak of Cheng, ad ta I ight come to be fe fom grat fel" dale WI, x0. ‘This saying ae ton sinc nivnlly seeped a « gensie saying of Conare. The bat and rot ea Cao vel of the day, Prot He Shih, bas tod an asoant of Confaian Tole theory os the amampion tat wrote orate the Beak “of Change, lho he ha wt given un any eridece tint Conf setully wed tho Bonk boyand thie one ain And ot the prox sa to youd os add Sty yor of lie aelying » mane of lian done ot $6 Sa with what ne would expect of «man ‘ho bnnme grat ladr of ie espe, and who explain’ ‘morlty mer thes stan onevancn, While the sere prin of hie mying in the mito the oly geatnn oletin of the ying of Coton donot a learns ie genineen, ye it reece fn uch «clin in very ong erase frit Aruteariinn, ele we can Sol svngerraens for denting i Tacuneendwecse os bio corre sToo¥ Tet “iDGR oF ONCE"? — 8 1 i ind wage tho unexpuad saying whlch 6 ae Mily ave tow nel I we ate ipagn the auton of (Ain ayng we mast show ha it cotaty to the apt of Coo. facia and alos Wat thre were pod rumen vhy some le toad have wad pope to tik that Cnfie ba ai Tow it in a enins faet tht oxide of i one wing sted t Cote, thre eno mention ef the Boat of Changer fn cietmoray erste sail fhan th eid anny BO. Ta fhe cemsuntry of Tos Cheaing on the Sprig oad Aut, ‘hare au 4 namber of qutone fom the Bost of Change Sina Chon In hin micumenia Hitrial Hard sate hatin fhe ning year of Cnfeiu’ 1io,be Sane fod of te Bik of Change, aed wrote various aypendinns ti eat Be rad bin ony of itso mach hat th lator things By woh Bis copy ‘we bend together were tree worn ua ht he ad, “One te veal yea moe, and T shld be mane of the Hao of Changes) Likewise say tha Caer wrote all bat to of ‘he appenine to the Bo of Chay Tha Ie statonet i nly an inference fem statemts in the tet ofthe Z ching, ile th rst of hi atone is prtay a ince and eee guoion of he ying wich Aas Buen placed a the eal thie paper. Legge lows that che stain of 0 wile of the appendizen in the Bok of Chang te Doan web he ule view, i coated by the teat ofthe Bo ead hate caot be ace at any af i re they of Cfo Mell Indl from te caster of he Bok of Change, epae sayy #1 in rl ot to bo Biged 9ouethem ae Bi, ‘hey ae eo vial and anvorthy of «ri maa. So ween nt 1 ait Ser: Ci, 5 te a BBome Com the Buk of Chup if tat Contain bad eny cometon with rather the embry. Lkowie Stone Ci vince mat be ed ott wicedary an band om araiest siden, ‘he wtitedo of Conicion Minna te rligon shurano 8 we fad it Go the Amat, o guile oot of harmony wily the uponon hat be put gut vale upon divination andthe Back of Chang, He prmres + compte ace at both of them, ‘acpt in this coe asing Cnfeiu! emmont pun ancetr wor skip wats IE yom enna srr dn sag propery how can 308 sce the ind” ad yon do thao i ow een you we out du. Stok mayingy would not ene fos a an 5s val intr inthe inerpretaion af vnaton. As for pig ads ts lan, The jut patton of Heaven cal be road by aay rages}. So be ajits prayer fr the ks righwow fe is the only tue payer, an partie piins fa tw of tole shuld not Ho ofl}. I payer is wna Bow an iii Beal? I he Bask of Bits, whedon ating and rally red, we fa the saint, “Divnton, ben farts, may mit We repaid). Se a state ipl: Ast ineliget ea previat 4 the ine of Cofuian Da sot ‘nina a willy erdnloosatinde temas divin, Cenfec! state twas the ppaar igen war cla nsf agzetiiem; rng to ata i, but ali sfisiag 2 do mae Sako tea ‘ho pried vc, and loa ining tat be id wot soup ‘he nligoeempane wa May Bind tone prt al Coufaae een the Bak of Change a ighy Oy ey em ot saying which & our text imply we shoul expt ha he wold ave spoken oie pope lout adhe upon dil edira bins wl, tat in nk 4 bok of iain, bt 1 soho of mutaphyil law, and emeqnty Ba he aod we sald expt Mla a last to remind I bis pepln We fod im gusting om the oak of Gil aud the Bost fry, epi Gn formes), wo Sa i tt fru oun on th le, tho Mary a the Bie recs (he Oey, the Bia sd the Mit, ba nowhere i it wos tat he sate abot the Chang Ia et ite exproiy sd tht I id out spank about extutinary hig, fala of arth, dare, sod asin, whee bn tugboat tary nly, epi, aod eowworhne If Sa war Bi unt, we are ot veyed at Car eo ton of le ak of inion Shoal Confeioe ave oor at sdelel I, wo shalt sya bin in and flower wag Lae Hews wail sad pen of On the contac they maint «compote sence for ctrne afer hs daath, "Te speione anor of the Dace of the Mao, wn beloel ht te apf the estore wove prt in anon ile fom, anon aad oer the nade of he weyers at he sie, "aleve in divination, bat ‘mo sovlare mesoot the Bak of Chang alto oe shnal surly expect him at le apo ho ook, ha Conf rally rucmiendl 2 Nn ilo, Meni matin co Plee sence upon th ur, ae doe Ii ull great rsamer, st. Not wal ih commentary of Te nthe Spring nd Asta,heh yn the at of he Hh grat commentaire widen 0 that bask, do ww et the Boal of Cher eatin Si me rematate tthe mention ofthe or ute In the Chou prod. The nen ofthe Five Boks wat sot Sally aed wai he Ta pin ad th Pour Caer sot wnt say watares ar, Bat Inthe Inter pat ofthe Cow pil, we Sa oat ging a Ut of the ve books which areal importa far the study aod ie of the Confucian They ae the Os, the itary, the Bia, the Mari aod the Spiny and Ast ‘hie war the fit wtompt to 6 Tit of cao ook, and i le tiking that the ot of Chauper Sabato the i Inet 0 0 the Bo of Mie. Contin hat motos he | ddan, ad prod Cont’ sle aii ork, te Sing nd Antunm. 80 thre wea alequte proven oF Sislog te natin cen ox Hatt 8 too of his composien, Wo bare seen that tare sams to be gute lat evieoce foe concating tat Confined net concern Rim abot the Boab of Change ery ree Han seat ois, I wo an dot sept rive om the prt af mmc before the fig of text of the Confucian onke Uy the Han emperors fr aig te saying stsiuted to Omfacoe in which he enon the Bot of Chg, or viene el be compet. ‘As to by whom of whe thie ying wacatibte to Confsss cular mops leas cuont ash tg By (opin yc bn BP 8 ak snd adel the Anatase Mare no iin inom Bit from what we have si slot the way f2 which the Cuoacias aon win deters, we ar let ine pry corey bow 4 appa, AL the tne of Catan, the auterly f the Chen enprer ‘wes fut waning, By tho ie of Hake, the feudal sae of (China yore etinlyangoting the Chen rele, and wo ng hie whole sng Agelng with sah othe, Filly one of ‘hem sudo all the ots, dou the efit Choo epee, oie the ful opt, and eatbib e dyearty of a the coguerig ale ws ot one ofthe mere cred grep of canta stan, ut 5 was etd co the weve Bde of the clea a, up i the mein of Shen ad Kans. I people vere conmqunly He vey moe virile and more mera ‘stat, vied ie Lng in is yo isld tobe rari ‘dat Twin pemond 30 Contin anlar Bat wan the ane ud ale Ton Shin Manag compete th soot wf Chin, be dey intended to epi that dlc, foe he sled Li Bet fo hin pine inter Li Sat wan Cofucin ahaa of igh tinea; he had bee disipe of Hola, adi hip attend Ry the tat Be Svat «ne form of wr the “Looe Sat” wig, an eompia « tfall te ext eactre ‘he an tng, Hoveay, aren to ppentnt of Cofain {o the hgh pat the empie &b 20 appease Coufcans whee ‘in Shih Honng soled the feudal «yea, "Dat aptm bad nen sie ine Mery pnt ded enn ssocnaed Oy the idl King Wen King Wa, and Duke Chou 11 wan propanol by Confuse’ pital pbs. Coeangestly fhe Ceafuans wrt aod ito agi he ang, ntl Tein Sh Muang tad so tke eto stepe aaa th. Jon! what ape eee to datum, The ppl aati hat al