A Research On The Relation Between Divining In ChunQiu Dynasty And ZhouYi By Virtue Of The Divination Examples Recorded In ZuoZhuan And Guo Yu

The divination examples recorded in ZuoZhuan and GuoYu are valuable materials for researching on The Book of Changes. And on account of this, scholars from generation to generation have made numerous textual research and interpretations on them. Based on which, we will research how the divining influence the idea of the Zhouyi and depict the development of Zhouyi in Chunqiu dynasty.First, we will depict the origin of divining. In ancient China, the historian did things as a theologist, and divined frequently. What they had done was recorded in Zuozhuan and Guoyu. The divination examples recorded in ZuoZhuan and GuoYu are the fountainhead of Zhouyi. The two genres of Zhouyi——Symbol and Sense, can be found in Chunqiu dynasty. The Biangua is not only a form of divining but also the display of the idea of Zhouyi——The Book of Change. It became more and more important in the development of-researching on Zhouyi.The Symbol is an important concept in Zhouyi. Because of the function of symbol, we can describe the world by meanings of Bagua. It makes Zhouyi became a book on philosophy.Morality became more and more important in Chunqiu dynasty. It also affected the divining. The thought of Confucius on divining, made the Zhouyi become a philosophic book from the book concerning divination. This change completed in the emergence of Yizhuan.The divining developed a mode of thinking——know the society by meanings of nature. In ancient China, people see the nature and man as one unity, This concept combine Yin and Yang together, which became the most important theory in our culture.In Chunqiu dynasty, the society took place huge variety. The position of divining descended very quickly. And at this time, more and more people can be educated. As a result, Zhouyi was Widespread disseminated.