易經的科學面向與對人生修鍊的啓示

The Revelation of the Scientific Dimension and the Life's Cultivation of I-Ching

王立文(Lin-Wen Wang) ； 簡婉(Wan Chien)

《佛學與科學》 11卷2期 (2010/08) Pp. 58-66

https://doi.org/10.30162/BS.201008.0005

摘要

《易經》是中國最古老的經典之一，也是一部奧秘難解的書，雖歷經世世代代的窮究與鑽研，至今仍難窺盡其所隱含的意義之全貌。此經的中心思想，係以陰陽兩元的對立統一來呈現世間萬象，透過一套組織化的符號系統演示出天地萬物的變化狀態，表現了中國古典文化的哲學觀、生命觀及宇宙觀。經分為《上經》三十卦，《下經》三十四卦，短短六十四卦，包含了由爻的變動所交織而成三百八十四種複雜情境。歷代研究《易經》大致可分為兩個學派：義理派和象數派。義理派強調卦的涵義，象數派注重卦的象徵。義理派開發它的人生哲學價值，象數派則有它的科學面向。如果說中國古代有科學，那麼易經應該就是那科學的源頭了。其實中國古代數學絲毫不亞於其他文明地區的數學。本文就以易經中之先天八卦及六十四卦排序問題、易卦方陣與座標、及重寫意象的嘗試，幾個主題作一番探究，在這裏面可發現許多數學思維令人嘆為觀止，不過，這些數學並不難，因易經如一大寶山，是非常多的思想資源寶庫，茲僅取科學及人生修鍊的兩個面向管窺之。

關鍵字

易經 ； 卦

並列摘要

I-Ching: The Book of Changes, one of the most ancient and mysterious books in China, is so profound that it puzzles people of numerous generations. Its core thought lies in the binary complementarity of yin and yang to present diversities of the world. A set of organized signifier system yields changes of all creatures on the earth, which exactly reflects the philosophy of life and cosmos in ancient China. This book consists of two parts: The Upper contains 30 diagrams and The Lower 34 diagrams. The total of 64 diagrams demonstrates 384 complicated situations derived from interweaving changes in yaos. I-Ching research is basically bipartite: one focuses on ideas and the other figures and images. The former emphasizes the meaning of a diagram and develops consequent value of life philosophy, while the latter centers on what a diagram symbolizes, and explores relevant science.
If science ever appeared in ancient China, then I-Ching can be the origin. The truth is: the development of mathematics in ancient China is not inferior to those in other civilizations. This paper intends to explore some mathematical issues such as the sequence of the innate 8 diagrams and the 64 diagrams, the quadrate and coordinate of I-Ching hexagrams as well as the rewritten images. Many mathematical thinkings are found amazing. Though I-Ching is like a treasure mountain of idea resources, this paper touches upon science and life cultivation alone.

並列關鍵字

I-Ching ； diagram