Wei Tat's guiding light?

[waveCT]

Has anyone information about Chou Shan-pei and his Yijing commentary?

He is mentioned by Wei Tat, who describes his commentary as 'a masterpiece':
the only authority I have so far encountered [this is circa 1967] who explains the text in accordance with the “Principle of Analogy or Correspondences”.

Chou's commentary is titled Chou I Tsa Kua Cheng Chieh.

Google turns up three possible references, each to a late C19 provincial official in Szechuan: in one, he's "frivolous and fond of creating trouble;" in another, he's an acting judge attempting crisis conciliation; in the third, he's a Protestant addressing a missionary conference. He may be all three; the last fits best:

We Chinese have a saying that "where there is no skin the hair cannot grow". Now, the church member may be compared to the skin; the propagation of truth, the schools, the hospitals, and all the teachings which lead to the progress of virtue and the attainment of knowledge, are the hair."

"Chou shan-pei" in Google will bring up the three sources: Despatches... Flowery Republic Forgotten Books

Cheers,

The Changes renovating, slowly

 

[hilary]

I haven't, sorry, but you could try asking Harmen Mesker, whose Yijing library helps to keep the Netherlands below sea level.

 

[michuco]

Has anyone information about Chou Shan-pei and his Yijing commentary?

He is mentioned by Wei Tat, who describes his commentary as 'a masterpiece':
the only authority I have so far encountered [this is circa 1967] who explains the text in accordance with the “Principle of Analogy or Correspondences”.

Chou's commentary is titled Chou I Tsa Kua Cheng Chieh.

Google turns up three possible references, each to a late C19 provincial official in Szechuan: in one, he's "frivolous and fond of creating trouble;" in another, he's an acting judge attempting crisis conciliation; in the third, he's a Protestant addressing a missionary conference. He may be all three; the last fits best:

We Chinese have a saying that "where there is no skin the hair cannot grow". Now, the church member may be compared to the skin; the propagation of truth, the schools, the hospitals, and all the teachings which lead to the progress of virtue and the attainment of knowledge, are the hair."

"Chou shan-pei" in Google will bring up the three sources: Despatches... Flowery Republic Forgotten Books

Cheers,

The Changes renovating, slowly

Hi,

Could it be this one?

周易雜卦證解 by 周善培 isbn 9787805693378

Cheers,

Michuco

 

[hilary]

Here's a fresh review from Harmen:

(Starting at ~16:23 for this book.)

 

[waveCT]

My apologies!

I thought I had posted a reply and thankyou to Michuco and to Hilary, back at the end of May ...and referencing WorldCat, which shows this was first published in 1900, by which time Chou Shan-pei would have been retired.

I guess I was in preview mode... and forgot to hit the button. Senility rules.

Again, thankyou, Michuco and Hilary, and a big kowtow to Harmen.