I Ching

[ ee-jing ]

/ ˈi ˈdʒɪŋ /

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noun

an ancient Chinese book of divination, in which 64 pairs of trigrams are shown with various interpretations.

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Also (Pinyin) Yi Jing

[yee-jing] /ˈyi ˈdʒɪŋ/ .

Also called Book of Changes .

Origin of I Ching

First recorded in 1875–80; from Chinese Yì jīng

Words nearby I Ching

Ichang, ich dien, I.Chem.E., Ichihara, Ichikawa, I Ching, Ichinomiya, ich-laut, ichneumon, ichneumon fly, ichnite

How to use I Ching in a sentence

The work of a well-known writer, named Lin I-ching, who flourished during the Sung dynasty.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Enlarging I-Ching's definition we may find in the Mahayana seven lines of thought or practice.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
I-Ching writing later says that the establishment owned 200 villages and contained eight halls with more than 3000 monks.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
I-Ching classes him with Aśvaghosha and Aryadeva as belonging to the early period.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

I-Ching, though he does not furnish statistics, gives a clear conspectus of Buddhist sects as they existed in his time.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for I Ching

I Ching

/ (ˈiː ˈtʃɪŋ) /

noun

an ancient Chinese book of divination and a source of Confucian and Taoist philosophy. Answers to questions and advice may be obtained by referring to the text accompanying one of 64 hexagrams, selected at randomAlso called: Book of Changes

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