Number Names

Description

This book describes Cai Chen's Master Plan and the Chinese number theory practiced by the "Image and Number" school within Confucian philosophy. Cai created an original divination manual based on the Yijing and keyed it to an intricate series of 81 matrixes with the properties of "magic squares." Cover Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Aknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Numbers A. The Luoshu Magic Square B. Number and Number Sets C. Cyclical Template of 81 Nodes Rendered as Square Matrix D. Structure of the 81 Number Name Matrices E. Structure of the 81 Matrix Suite F. Summary of Rules of Construction for the 81 Matrix Suite G. Architecture and Meaning in the 81 Matrix Suite H. Probabilities of Occurrence Among the Luck Schedule Terms I. Bias Toward Positive Outcomes in 12th-Century Divination Systems Chapter 2. Images A. Chart of the 81 Numbers B. The Language of Cai Chen’s Number Names C. The Set of Number Names D. The Agricultural Calendar in the Placement and Diction of Number Names E. Allusions to the Yijing and Other Classic Literature F. Qualities and Discipline of the Noble-Minded Person G. Architecture of the Images Conclusion: The Numbers Say … Appendix I. Cai Chen’s Songshi Biography Appendix II. Bibliographic Note Appendix III. The “Hongfan School” Appendix IV. Hongfan Divination Method Appendix V. Glossary of Yijing Hexagram and Commentary Names Appendix VI. Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms Selected Bibliography Index