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The standard english rendition of the title is book of changes. Confucian yl king, or the classic of changes, with. Wilhelm translation rendered into english by cary f. Download now the i ching, or book of changes, a common source for both confucianist and taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has been used by people on all levels of society, both as a method of divination and as a source of essential ideas about the nature of heaven, earth, and humankind. Thei ching, or book of changes, has been one of the two or three most influential books in the chinese canon.
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