- The 64
- 19 臨 Lín, Approach
- Line 5
Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 19 臨 Lín
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
知臨，大君之宜，吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows the advance of wisdom, such as befits the great ruler. There will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
大君之宜，行中之謂也。
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.