论帝与上下

On the character "帝" in Zhouyi and some related issues

“帝”是先秦易学与古代思想中的重要概念。《周易·说卦》云:“帝出乎震,……”《周易》经传中多次提到“帝”。“帝”的概念中包含有多种意义,如:谛、天、是、正等等。古人又说“上下帝”,“上下”与“帝”同义。

Mentioned many times in the Text and Commentaries of Zhouyi, '帝' was an im-portant concept in the Yi learning of the pre-Qin period and ancient thought. The concept of '帝' embraces many connotations, which would be interpreted in this paper.