What is the root of Chinese civilization?

Article introduction: Confucius told us that Fuxi is our ancient ancestor, receiving offerings has been a long, long time, people all over the world love him, he is our earliest chief. Confucius said that when Fuxi created Yi, he looked up to the sky, observed the celestial phenomena, and realized the laws of the universe; he looked down to the earth, thought about the reasons for the formation of geography, mountains and rivers, and he also observed the lines on the body of birds and beasts, and researched the biological characteristics of different regions to realize the mystery of the operation of all things, and established the great Yijing, which is handed down to the present day. Wen/Fuxi Yi Chief Scientist Tian Yuan

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The three schools of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism

When it comes to traditional culture, we will naturally think of the three schools of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. The culture of these three schools is full of wisdom and is the bright pearl of the wisdom of the Chinese nation. Among the three schools, Taoism originated from Taoism, which began with Laozi; the founder of Confucianism is Confucius; Buddhism originated in ancient India, and was introduced to China only in the late Warring States period, when it became a part of Chinese civilization, forming a Buddhism that is not exactly the same as that of India. Therefore, we have full respect for them.

But tracing the history, we find that Lao Tzu was born about 580 B.C.; Confucius was born in 551 B.C.; and Prince Siddhartha, born about 565 B.C. Siddhartha Gautama is the honorific name given to him by the Buddhists, which means the Sage of the Sakya clan. It seems that the founders of these three families were born about 2,500 years ago, and one of the most commonly used phrases in our civilization is "Chinese civilization up and down 5,000 years". This suggests that a culture more than 2,500 years old cannot be the source of our 5,000 year old civilization.

So what kind of cultural traditions did people inherit during the time of Laozi and Confucius? What was the Chinese culture that Buddhism followed when it entered the country? What actually started Chinese civilization?

In fact, on this issue, history has long been conclusive, it is Fu Xi created Yi began Chinese civilization, at least 6,000 to 7,000 years ago, laid the foundation of Chinese civilization, is the root of our civilization, which is why Yi is respected as the first of the scriptures, the source of the Great Dao, from the day of the birth of that day, has always been with us, until today. There is no other culture with such a strong vitality as Yi in the whole human civilization. That is why Fuxi, who created Yi, is honored as the founder of humanities.

The Tao Te Ching, in fact, is the problem of the Tao, and the Tao of the fundamental in the yin and yang, that is, the so-called "a yin and a yang of the so-called Tao," and yin and yang thought began in Fu Xi painting trigrams, the creation of a painting of the heavens, the painting of trigrams defines the yin and yang, Fu Xi is "yin and yang" thought of the founding father, Fu Xi, the founder of the yin and yang idea, Fu Xi is a "yin and yang. The originator of the idea, Fuxi painting marks the creation of Yi. In the Records of the Grand Historian, Sima Qian said: "I heard the ancestors said: Fuxi to the pure thick, for easy gossip." Speaking of is Fu Xi create easy.

And for Confucianism, the status of Yi is supreme, Confucianism six scriptures: "Yi", "poetry", "book", "ritual", "music", "Spring and Autumn", "Yi" in the first place. Therefore, successive generations recognized Yi is the source and core of Confucianism, it can be said that, without the Yi this piece of wisdom of the cornerstone, Taoism, Confucianism has become a building built on the beach, floating in the air of the pavilion. Confucius, the teacher of the world, said himself: "If I am fifty to learn easy, can be no great faults carry on", and thus Wei Zhisanjie. The three best of Wei said that Confucius studied Yi, very hard, and used all the books to rot. It expresses the extreme admiration of Confucius for Yi.

So what about Buddhism? As we all know, it has developed very well in China, not only inheriting the tradition of Buddhism, but also developing Zen Buddhism, which is already a non-mainstream religion in India. Just like a seed that has difficulty surviving in one soil, but takes root and blossoms and flourishes in another, it shows that a good seed needs the nourishment of a vast land more than anything else, and it shows that the Chinese civilization has a unique significance for the development, and even the survival, of Buddhism.

The "I Ching" inside, Confucius has a special paragraph about Fuxi Yi record: "the ancient king of the king of ?sacrifice also, up to look at the image in the sky, down to look at the law in the ground, look at the birds and beasts of the text and the ground of the appropriate, close to take all the body, far from all the things, and then began to make eight gossip, in order to pass the gods of the German to the class of the feelings of the world".

Confucius tells us that Fuxi is our ancient ancestor, to receive offerings has been a long, long time, people all over the world love him, he is our earliest chief. Confucius said that when Fu Xi created Yi, look up at the sky, observe the celestial phenomena, the understanding of the laws of the universe; head down overlooking the earth, thinking about the reasons for the formation of geography, mountains and rivers, he also observed birds and animals on the lines, the study of biological features of different regions of the operation of the mystery of everything, and the establishment of the great Yi Yi science has been handed down to the present day. Confucius praised this wisdom "for its ability to communicate with the virtues of the gods and the feelings of all things," which means that the wisdom of Yi can acquire the power of the gods, and by mastering it, one can understand the changes in the operation of all things.

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Fu Xi Yi Creation

Fu Xi Yi Creation is a symbol of the birth of a great wisdom and the birth of a civilization.

We look at Confucius today as a saint and a teacher of all ages, but through Confucius' records, we know that the greatest ancestor in Confucius' eyes was Fuxi, who was the supreme saint in Confucius' mind. That is why Zuo Zhuan, an important Confucian text, calls Fuxi "Tai Hao Fuxi Clan". In the history of Chinese civilization, outstanding characters, was given to the saints such as Confucius, sub-sage such as Mencius, sages such as the seven sages of the Bamboo Grove, and even immortals such as Laozi by the Taoist religion as the old man, but the only humanities is revered as the originator of the sun and the moon is known as the same glory, the only one is Fuxi. "Humanities ancestor" and "Tai Hao" is Fuxi exclusive, supreme title, in the long history of Chinese civilization, no predecessor and no successor.

"Tai Hao" in the word, "too" is the meaning of the sun and Taiyin, the sun is the sun in the sky, Taiyin is the ancient people praise the moon. The sun is the sun in the sky, and taiyin is the ancient name for the moon. "Hao" refers to the dome of the sky, and also refers to the light of the sun and the moon. The word "Tai Hao" praises Fuxi for being as radiant as the sun and as bright as the moon, illuminating all things in heaven and earth, and celebrates Fuxi's wisdom, which is like a guiding light in the darkness of the night.

What exactly is the Yi that Fuxi created?

The culture that Fuxi created, which today is called Yi, is in fact the equivalent of the unified field theory that Einstein studied. Yi is a set of simulation systems that simulate the laws of nature, similar to a set of mathematical models.

I gave a definition of Yi in accordance with the way of defining the object of study today: "Yi" was invented by Fuxi, and is based on yin and yang, expressed in the square and circle structure of the overall symbolic system that describes the simulation system of the laws of nature, the laws of nature, through the linkage of the natural style of thinking to establish the cosmology and methodology, is unique to Chinese civilization, and is the only one of its kind. It is the unique knowledge system of Chinese civilization to understand the laws of nature and society. The basic model of this square and circle structure is called "Fuxi Sixty-four Trigrams Square and Circle Diagram". Directly speaking, the definition of Yi points directly to this Square-Circle Diagram.

Where did the diagram we see today come from? It was publicized to the intellectual class during the Northern Song Dynasty by Shao Yong and Shao Kangjie, one of the Five Sons of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Southern Song dynasty science, Song and Ming dynasty science master Zhu Xi, said this map "from Xiyi, Xiyi and some transmission, cover the technology of Fangshi, used to cultivate," the "Sen Tongqi" is also said. Zhu Xi said Xiyi refers to the life in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the early Song Dynasty between the famous Taoist priest Chen Tuan, also known as the folk legend of Chen Tuan Laozu. Where did Chen Tuan learn it? According to Zhu Xi, he learned from Taoist priests, hermits, and people from other parts of the world. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a famous Taoist priest named Wei Boyang, who wrote a book about alchemy called "Zhouyi santongqi", Zhu Xi said that the theoretical basis of this book is the "Fuxi innate sixty-four hexagrams of the square and circle diagram". From this statement we can know that Zhu Xi determined that "Fuxi Xiantian sixty-four hexagrams square and circle diagram" was secretly circulated in the high level of Taoism in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ju Zhen, another great scholar of science in the Song Dynasty, once said even more clearly, "Chen Tuan passed on Seed Release with the map of the first heaven, Release passed on Mu Xiu, Xiu passed on Li Zhi Cai, and Zhi Cai passed on Shao Yong." Seed put, Mu Xiu, Li Zhicai these characters are the first-class scholars at that time. Visible, far before Shao Yong this map has been in the secret secret heritage. But Shao Yong was the first scholar to make this map public, and this kind of bosom is rare among Chinese literati of all dynasties.

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The evolution of Yi

The Fuxi Sixty-four Trigrams Square and Round Diagram of the Ancestral Heaven is composed of 64 trigrams, and the 64 trigrams are clearly recorded in the canonical texts. The Confucian book "The Rites of Zhou" is said to have been written by Zhou Gongdan, the son of King Wen of Zhou and the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, who lived about 3,000 years ago. This book records that "Tai Bu in charge of three easy method, one is said to Lianshan, two is said to return to the Tibetan, three is said to the Zhou Yi, its Jing Gua are eight, not all sixty four" This sentence can be very impressive! This sentence outlines the Fu Xi created easy, at least 5000 years after the development of the history of the I Ching. That is, after the creation of Fu Xi Yi appeared successively "Lianshan Yi", "Gui Zang Yi" and "Zhou Yi", and these three Yi in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, more than 3,000 years ago at the same time for the people to familiarize themselves with and apply. All three Yi are based on the basic principles of Fuxi Yi, which consists of 64 hexagrams. Taibu was an official name, roughly equivalent to today's Vice Premier, and was the chief scientist of the Western Zhou period. He had to master the knowledge of Yi to grasp the changes in nature, society and the rise and fall of the ruling class of nobles in a timely manner, and follow the methods provided by the three Yi to cope with the changes in nature and society and to consolidate the rule of the king.

The arrangement of the 64 hexagrams is not arbitrary, but follows a specific pattern. This chart had no writing at the earliest, and was a system of symbols before the advent of hieroglyphics.

We often hear words like Yi and I Ching, but in fact, Yi and I Ching are not the same thing. "Yi" is the invention of Fu Xi, based on the logic of yin and yang, simulation of the laws of nature and everything operating the cosmology and methodology, is to understand the laws of nature and social operation of the knowledge system, the basic model is the "Fu Xi the first day of the sixty-four hexagrams of the square and circle map".

"Jing", is the correct exposition of the wisdom of the writings, such as "Tao Te Ching", "Buddhist scriptures", "the Bible", etc., "I Ching" is the exposition of the wisdom of the writings of the Yi, that is, the interpretation of the Yi text. I Ching" consists of four parts, one is the symbols of the sixty-four hexagrams; two is the name of the sixty-four symbols is the name of the trigrams, such as Qian, Kun, Xun, etc. are the name of the trigrams; three is the "trigrams," is written by ancient sages to explain the meaning of the trigrams, words; four is the "Yao rhetoric ", the lines are the most basic symbols of the composition of the trigrams, the lines of the words recorded in the ancient sages experienced events, the most of which is the middle of the Xia Dynasty, the two princes of the Shang tribe Wang Hei, Wang Heng's experience.

So there is a difference between Yi and I Ching.

So what is the core idea of Yi? The core idea of Yi is nature, nature is the greatest of all things, and all wisdom originates from nature, so Yi provides the wisdom to live in harmony with nature and man and society ****. Fuxi Yi is closely related to each of us and provides us with a valuable guide to life.

The Yi created by Fuxi contains six inseparable bits of knowledge:

1, prediction, using the Square and Circle Chart and the original text of the I Ching

2, calendars, including the physical and astronomical calendars

3, geography, which evolved into feng shui after the Western Jin Dynasty

4, human medicine, which led to the formation of traditional Chinese medicine and herbal medicine

5, religion. The clan and temple system and the rituals of honoring heaven and ancestors

6, Spells, methods and technical means of solving problems

There have been many names for the Fuxi Xiantian 64-gua Square-Circle Diagram in history, such as:

1, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Northern Song Dynasty known as Mi Yi

2, the Tang Dynasty known as Tangka

3, Lao Tzu's creation of the Taiji Diagram This thumbnail of a square and circle diagram began to have a Taiji diagram.

4, The System of Rhetoric with the Qian Gua as the first figure-Easy, Kun Gua as the first figure-Jane.

5, Kun Gua as the first figure known as the "return to the Tibetan", "Kun Qian", "Great Desert Scripture"

6, Burgundy Gua as the first figure known as the "Lianshan", "Mountains and Seas"

7, the end of the Shang Dynasty known as the "Middle"

8, the middle of the Xia Dynasty known as the "Figure" by the River Tribe to preserve

Before the Warring States hundred schools of thought, there was only one culture in China, that is, Yi's knowledge, the knowledge of the Middle, the knowledge of the Tu. Chinese civilization originated from the wordless heavenly book, this heavenly book is "Fuxi innate sixty-four hexagrams square and round map", is the Taiji map, is the middle, is the map, is the Yi, no matter how the name changes, he is invented by Fuxi to create that knowledge of yin and yang. It is also the only human being from the beginning of civilization has been continued to today, is still vibrant, there are still countless Chinese people diligently seek that knowledge.

Today we gather together again because of Fuxi, because of the same beliefs of Chinese culture, to continue to carry on the continuation of the culture of the Chinese people, and to carry on the spirit of Fuxi. With the idea of I Ching created by Fuxi to recognize the spirit of Fuxi, is the spirit of endless innovation, regardless of the change of dynasties, no matter how far back in history, in the guidance of Fuxi Yi culture, the continuation of our culture as a link to the formation of the nation, the continuation of the essence of the Chinese national culture.