Gu Jiming
Thought & Culture.
2024, 24(34):
51-66.
Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty played an important role in the development of Confucian classics, metaphysics, and I-studies in the Southern Dynasties. He not only promoted the development of I-studies through his Confucian classics and metaphysics policies, but also himself was a fan of the interpretation of the I Ching. As a representative of the I-studies, he often talked about the meaning of the I Ching and wrote numerous commentaries with his officials. Although his books havebeen lost, from the few remaining pieces, we can still interpret a lot of valuable information. Firstly, Wenyan was created by King Wen. Secondly, there are seven authors of the I Ching . Thirdly, the body was wonderful and had different uses. Lastly he refuted Zheng Xuan's Yao Chen theory. All of these can be used to understand the interpretation characteristics and ideological characteristics of I-studies in the Southern Dynasties.