太极图河洛探源

Taiji Graph Traced Back to Heluo

古易创自伏羲。《连山》、《归藏》、《周易》虽有先天后天之分、八卦方位之异 ,但其基础图像阴阳太极图是传承不易的。在老子《道德经》和孔子《周易大传》中都有其孑遗。至宋道士陈抟始将古图复原 ,并由邵雍集其大成。邵雍所以能为孔子《说卦传》做出权威注释 ,完全基于对两种太极图的认识 ,即先天古太极图是上阳下阴的反S形曲线图形 ,后天八卦太极图是左阳右阴、逆旋左行的S形图像。近年在小浪底水库修建的过程中 ,就有这样两类图像的阴阳鱼太极石面世。其一太极石的阴鱼尚有阳眼一只 ,这正是阴阳鱼太极图的源头。远古的伏羲 ,只是将这样的现成图像赋予了阴阳两仪与四象的含义。阴阳鱼太极石为河洛地区所仅有。因此 ,简约其像、高深其理的阴阳鱼太极图这一中华文化的宝贵遗产 ,其源头就只能在河洛。

The ancient Yi was originated long back to the time of Fuxi. Lian Shan , Gui Zang, and Zhou Yi are differenced by Xian Tian and Hou Tian and the positi oning of the Eight Trigrams, but the basic pattern, Taiji graph, remains an unal tered legacy, of which the remnant has been found In Tao Te Jing of Lao Tsu and Zhou Yi Da Zhuan of Confucius. In Song Dynasty, Taoist Cheng Zhuan comme nced on the restoration of the ancient graph, and Shao Yong attained a height of compreh ensive accomplishment. Shao Yong annotated Interpreting Eight Trigrams of Co nfuc ius with authoritative commentary, owning to his knowledge of the two types of E ight Trigrams, namely, that the ancient Xian Tian Taiji graph defined Yang above Yin, in between the curve with the shape of a reversed S; the ancient Hou Tian Taiji graph defined a left-right arrangement of Yin Yang, the curve shaped as a converse rotation left-oriented. There were found Taiji stones with the patter n of Yin Yang fish likewise shaped just another year when the construction of Xi ao langdi reservoir was underway. The Yang eye of a Yin fish still remained on such a Taiji stone, which confirmed the genesis of Yin Yang fish patterned Taiji gra ph. Ages and ages ago, Fu Xi assigned to the existing patterns emblematic implic ation from two Yi's and four Xiang's of Yin Yang. Yin Yang patterned Taiji stone s are uniquely belong in He Luo area. A precious legacy of Chinese culture, simp lified in shape while profound in conception, Taiji Graph patterned with Yin Yan g fish definitely traces its origin to He Luo.