Texts and editions
Distinguish names, textual layers and editions.
3 articles
YJ-003
Choosing a Yijing Edition: Received Texts and Excavated Manuscripts
The Zhou Yi comes as received editions, annotated editions, excavated manuscripts and translations. Several comparisons sort the sources, show variant readings and give three questions for recording an edition.
YJ-002Core Text and Commentaries: Telling the Zhou Yi from What Explains It
On one page of hexagram Qian, tell the core text (figure, Judgment, line statements) from the commentaries (the Ten Wings). Label each sentence, then sum up each Wing in a line.
YJ-001Yijing and Zhou Yi: Sorting the Names and Their Scope
A comparison table separates Yi, Zhou Yi, Yijing, Yi Zhuan and Yi studies by how much each covers, then checks how the Rites of Zhou, the Zuo Zhuan, the Book of Han and the Book of Sui use the names.