小畜

Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water → Hexagram 9: Small Taming

The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
小畜
Small Taming
Wind / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWater HeavenThe Deep → The Creative

Yilin Verse

堯舜仁德,養賢致福。眾英積聚,國無寇賊。商人失利,來爭寶貨。

Yao and Shun, benevolent in virtue, nurtured the worthy and brought blessings. Many talents gathered; the state knew no bandits or thieves. Yet merchants lost their profits, coming to contest over precious goods.

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

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