子夏易学考

A textual research on Zi Xia's Yi studies

据史籍记载,孔子弟子卜子夏学《易》传《易》,并有易学著作《子夏易传》。由于《子夏易传》早佚,以及其他原因,后世很多学者怀疑子夏传《易》之事。文献告诉我们,子夏学《易》传《易》应为事实。而《子夏易传》的一些佚文和其他有关文献,说明子夏易学主要承绪孔子,兼容《易》之“古义”和“新义”的特点。特别令我们注意的是,子夏研习并传授《归藏》,这透露了一个重大信息:在儒家易学的传承中,可能存在同时传授《周易》和《归藏》两大易学系统的传统。而这一点被以前的易学研究忽视了。

Historical records revealed that Confucius＇ disciple Zi Xia had studied and passed the Yi down, and the Zi Xia＇s Commentaries on the Yi had been transmitted in later generations. On account of the early loss of his Commentaries,together with other reasons, many scholars in later dynasties suspect the authenticity of the records. As a matter of fact, tenable evidences from related documents can verify the account. Some preserved parts of the Commentaries and other literatures related are enough to prove that Zi Xia＇s Yi tradition was mainly inherited from Confucius and amalgamated the ＂ancient meanings＇and＂new meanings＂. The most notable thing is that Zi Xia had studied and passed down Gui zang. This exposes an significant information that in the transmission of the Confucian Yi, the system of Zhouyi and that of Gui zang might have been transmitted simultaneously, which was neglected in the studies of the Yi in the past.