{"product_id":"the-taoist-i-ching-paperback-1","title":"The Taoist I Ching - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiu I-Ming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating two-part Taoist commentary on the classic Chinese text, the \u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, from the 18th-century adept Liu I-ming\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"Book of Change,\" is considered the oldest of the Chinese classics and has throughout history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given numerous levels of interpretation, it has captured continuous attention for well over two thousand years. It has been considered a book of fundamental principles by philosophers, politicians, mystics, alchemists, yogis, diviners, sorcerers, and more recently by scientists and mathematicians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first part of the present volume is the text of the \u003ci\u003eI Ching \u003c\/i\u003eproper--the sixty-four hexagrams, plus sayings on the hexagrams and their lines--with the commentary composed by Liu I-ming, a Taoist adept, in 1796. The second part is Liu I-ming's commentary on the two sections added to the \u003ci\u003eI Ching \u003c\/i\u003eby earlier commentators, believed to be members of the original Confucian school; these two sections are known as the Overall Images and the Mixed Hexagrams. In total, the book illuminates the Taoist inner teachings as practiced in the School of Complete Reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWell versed in Buddhism and Confucianism as well as Taoism, Liu I-ming intended his work to be read as a guide to comprehensive self-realization while living an ordinary life in the world. In his attempt to lift the veil of mystery from the esoteric language of the \u003ci\u003eI Ching \u003c\/i\u003e, he employs the terminology of psychology, sociology, history, myth, and religion. This commentary on the \u003ci\u003eI Ching \u003c\/i\u003estands as a major contribution to the elucidation of Chinese spiritual genius.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiu I-ming (1737-?)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Taoist adept and a scholar of Buddhism and Confucianism. He is the author of commentaries on several Taoist classics, including \u003ci\u003eThe Taoist I Ching\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inner Teachings of Taoism\u003c\/i\u003e by Chang Po-tuan, both translated by Thomas Cleary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic. A resident of Oakland, California, he passed away in June 2021.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.08 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347327566073,"sku":"9781590302606","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HqXUofyHbR9781590302606_7bc9b7da-ab40-4ac4-9c3d-f5770c101818.webp?v=1769764042","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-taoist-i-ching-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}