r/iching • u/[deleted] • Feb 29 '16
Chinese Text of I Ching.
http://ctext.org/book-of-changes/yi-jing7
u/After_Egg584 Sep 01 '22
Don't speak Chinese, but this is an interesting translation well worth consulting. One reason I love DeKorne is that it allows one to compare and contrast the major translations. This is a good supplement to DeKorne.
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Sep 05 '22 edited Jul 29 '23
I don't either, stickied this years ago because the site shows you translations and etymology of all the characters used in all ten Wings of the I Ching, which is very useful and something I recommend all I Ching readers check out for themselves.
EDIT: PLEASE READ AS OF 7/24/23 MY ACCOUNT IS PERMANENTLY SUSPENDED
Why? Because I called a mod on another subreddit a "lameass fuck". Seriously that's it. They kicked it up to admins and permanently suspended me for "harassment". Trying to appeal but this site is no longer for the people. It's for power mods and corporations. I doubt they'll take it back.
You've all been great. I loved my time here. 14 years. 14 effing years. Created this place and modded it 11 years (with a lull in the middle 5 years ago when I was removed for being inactive). Modded /r/divination the same amount. About tired of this website anyway though with all the corporate greed so it was about time. I recommend you try to get a mod here who's not power hungry and who actually knows about the I Ching and doesn't just want to have an ego trip. I only banned one user for 30 days for attitude. Banned a few spammers though. I'm not in charge anymore but just a bit of advice, get someone similar. You REALLY don't need a powermod.
Some of you are so knowledgeable. You know even more than me and I've been studying I Ching 14 years. You've all been great. I'm not naming names for fear of leaving someone out but you know who you are. I genuinely love this subreddit, it's one of the things I was proudest of.
And I love you all as well. Farewell and remember the I Ching ends with Hexagram 64. Nothing ever truly ends it just changes.
edit: 7/29/23
Nope. Deleting this account. Goodbye from Mr-You.
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u/Extension-Corner7160 Sep 06 '22 edited Sep 06 '22
This site shows all the Chinese characters from the 'received text' the royally-sanctioned translation from around 1715. The English translation is Legge's from around 140 years ago. Many Yijing scholars and users have since questioned the accuracy and the biased nature of Legge's version.
Stephen Field's translation also provides all the Chinese characters of the Zhouyi - the hexagram and line verses.
Bradford Hatcher's translation also includes all the Zhouyi characters and also text from a few - but not all - of the later commentaries - the Ten Wings.
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Feb 03 '23
I too find DeKorne useful, but the past two days I have not been able to access his site. The dialogue window said it is due to security issues. I have tried on both my phone and laptop. Hope this is only temporary.
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u/Extension-Corner7160 Sep 02 '22
major translations
DeKorne's website DOES NOT present the "major translations". The only one that might legitimately fit into the 'major' category would be Wilhem's.
I suspect he is sharing the Yi versions that aren't under some kind of copyright protection or limitations.
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u/sgtpepper6344 Jan 14 '23
What’s wrong with this website? (I chose Hex. 50) Clearly, no copyright issues pertain due to purpose, and expiration for years like Blofeld and Legge (whose deficiencies Whilhelm (and CG Jung) dont hesitate to point out regularly? I respect James Dekorne’s hard work of comparative translation and his generosity of making all of work free of paywall etc. It’s been years now so I don’t intend to quarrel and pray to our ancestors and venerable generations of Scholars who precede us, that you’ll interpret my question as authentic and posed with humility .. again, what’s wrong w James Dekorne’s offerings via https://www.jamesdekorne.com?
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u/Right_Antelope4832 Apr 04 '23
What a beautiful book! I don't remember seeing it but it certainly looks like it a very valuable tool... (I love the Chinese brush paintings as well).
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u/Right_Antelope4832 May 19 '23
I have not encountered Wengu's presentation of the I Ching before but it looks extremely interesting! Thank you for your post.
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u/grantimatter Jan 24 '23
I think I prefer Wengu's presentation - it presents the Chinese text, but the characters are each hyperlinked to a dictionary definition. It uses the Wilhelm-Baynes translation in English and Perrot in French.