Xici

Xici or Xi Ci (Great Commentary, simplified Chinese: 系辞; traditional Chinese: 繫辭; pinyin: Xì Cí) is one of the Ten Wings, a collection of Confucian books traditionally included in the I Ching written during the fifth century BC. Its origins are unknown, but it is suspected of being the product of scholars who did not believe prevailing Daoist thought. A silk manuscript version of it dating from 168 BCE was found at the Mawangdui site in Changsha in 1973.[1] It's one of the most important sources about early Chinese cosmology.[1] Among the mythologies stressed in the book is that of Fuxi, the emperor-god.

References

Ames, Roger T. (2015-03-05). "The Great Commentary (Dazhuan 大傳) and Chinese natural cosmology". International Communication of Chinese Culture. Vol. 2. pp. 1–18. doi:10.1007/s40636-015-0013-2. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

External links

Dictionary of Asian Mythology on HighBeam.com

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[r1-1] Ames, Roger T. (2015-03-05). "The Great Commentary (Dazhuan 大傳) and Chinese natural cosmology". International Communication of Chinese Culture. Vol. 2. pp. 1–18. doi:10.1007/s40636-015-0013-2. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.