坤 → 比
Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 8: Holding Together
䷁
坤
The Receptive
Earth / Earth
→
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramEarth → Earth
Yilin Verse
孔德如玉，出於幽谷。升高鼓翼，輝光照國。
Great virtue is like jade, rising from a dark valley. Ascending high, beating its wings; radiant light illuminates the land.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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