The Seal of the Unity of the Three — Vol. 2 - The Golden Elixir

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2 易 有 三 百 八 十 四 爻 、 據 爻 摘 符 、 符 謂 六 十 四 卦 “In the Changes
there are 384 lines; the signs are chosen in accordance with the
lines. ‘Signs’ means the sixty-four hexagrams.” (9.1–3)
These verses, corresponding to the whole section 9, are not found in Zhu
Xi’s redaction.
3 乾 坤 用 施 行 、 天 地 然 後 治 。|| 御 政 之 首 、 鼎 新 革 故 “Only when
the function of Qian and Kun is at work can Heaven and Earth be
regulated || The foremost in conducting government is renewing
the tripod and renovating the ancient.” (14:17–15:2)
After verses 14:17–18, Peng Xiao’s redaction adds “Could one not, then,
be cautious” ( 可 得 不 慎 乎 ), and Zhu Xi’s and Yu Yan’s redactions add
“Must one not, then, be cautious” ( 可 不 慎 乎 ). However, both Zhu Xi
and Yu Yan place the added verse at the beginning of section 15, which is
in four-character verses. The readings of these four authors are as follows
(the mark || indicates the end of a section in the respective texts):
Peng Xiao: “Only when the function of Qian and Kun is at work can
Heaven and Earth be regulated. Could one not, then, be cautious || The
foremost in conducting government . . .” ( 乾 坤 用 施 行 、 天 地 然 後 治 、 可
得 不 慎 乎 。|| 御 政 之 首 . . .)
Zhu Xi: “Only when the function of Qian and Kun is at work can the
world be governed. || Must one not, then, be cautious about the foremost
in conducting government” ( 乾 坤 用 施 行 、 天 下 然 後 治 。|| 可 不 慎 乎 、
御 政 之 首 。)
Yu Yan: “Only when the function of Qian and Kun is at work can Heaven
and Earth be regulated. || Must one not, then, be cautious about the
foremost in conducting government” ( 乾 坤 用 施 行 、 天 地 然 後 治 。|| 可
不 慎 乎 、 御 政 之 首 。)
Chen Zhixu maintains that the verse “Could one not, then, be cautious”
is not part of of the Cantong qi. He omits it and replaces it with verse
15:2 (“is renewing the tripod and renovating the ancient” 鼎 新 革 故 ),
which is not found in any earlier extant redaction.
4 易 道 正 不 傾 “The Way of the Changes is correct and unbiased.” (29:7)
After this verse, Peng Xiao’s and Yu Yan’s redactions add: “There are 384
zhu, and they correspond to the number of the hexagrams lines” ( 銖 有 三
百 八 十 四 、 亦 應 卦 爻 之 數 ).
5 僥 倖 訖 不 遇 、 至 人 獨 知 之 “Their good luck ends without
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