大過

Hexagram 24: Return → Hexagram 28: Great Exceeding

Return
Earth / Thunder
大過
Great Exceeding
Lake / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramThunder WindThe Arousing → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

堯舜禹湯,四聖敦仁。允施德音,民安無窮。旅人相望,未同朝卿。

Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang — four sages devoted to benevolence. Truly bestowing virtuous words; the people are secure without end. Travelers gaze at one another; they have not yet shared court and counsel.

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

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