The (), or The Book of Transformations, is a 930 CE Daoist classic about "internal alchemy", psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation. In the description of Poul Andersen, The is a unique philosophical work of the period of the Five Dynasties, which syncretizes elements of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian thought, and which has been noted in recent times for its scientific observations (for instance regarding optics and acoustics) and for its unusual emphasis on epistemological considerations. Its influence during the Song and subsequent dynasties was substantial, both within Ta
The (), or The Book of Transformations, is a 930 CE Daoist classic about "internal alchemy", psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation. In the description of Poul Andersen, The is a unique philosophical work of the period of the Five Dynasties, which syncretizes elements of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian thought, and which has been noted in recent times for its scientific observations (for instance regarding optics and acoustics) and for its unusual emphasis on epistemological considerations. Its influence during the Song and subsequent dynasties was substantial, both within Taoist and Confucian metaphysics, and especially as foundation of alchemical thought.
==Authors== Authorship of the is associated with three people. The Southern Tang (937–975 CE) chancellor Song Qiqiu first published it under his name, but evidence suggests he plagiarized the from its primary author Tan Qiao , who later scholars confabulated with another roughly contemporaneous Daoist Tan Zixiao . Didier analyzes the authorship in detail, and believes "one reasonably can conclude only that while T'an Ch'iao wrote the essence of the text, Sung edited and also emended it, and in the process corrupted both the structure of and the apparent philosophy expressed through the work."
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