Hexagram 60: Limitation → Hexagram 12: Standstill

Limitation
Water / Lake
Standstill
Heaven / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater HeavenThe Deep → The Creative
Lower TrigramLake EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

張陳嘉謀,贊成漢都。主歡民喜,其樂休休。

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping offered wise counsel, helping establish the Han capital. The lord rejoices, the people celebrate; their happiness is boundless.

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

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