Hexagram 15: Modesty → Hexagram 50: The Cauldron

Modesty
Earth / Mountain
The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth FireThe Receptive → The Clinging
Lower TrigramMountain WindKeeping Still → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

狗無前足,陰謀叛背;為身害賊。

A dog without forelegs; secret plots and treacherous betrayal. It becomes the body's own enemy and harm.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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