- The 64
- 19 臨 Lín, Approach
- Line 1
Line 1 初九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 19 臨 Lín
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
咸臨，貞吉。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject advancing in company (with the subject of the second line). Through his firm correctness there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
咸臨貞吉，志行正也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106146); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
- English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
- Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.