干宝易学的两大理论支柱：卦气说与八宫说

Abstract

This paper is mainly to discuss a famous Eastern Jin Dynasty scholar Gan Bao who used the Gua-qi theory and Eight-palace theory to establish a translation system of Zhou Yi. The view of this paper is that, after the period of Han Dynasty emperor Xuan, Gua-qi theory was became the main doctrine of image-number Yi-ology. Gua qi theory also became the first important pillar of Gan Bao’s Yi-ology. Gan Bao succeeded and developed Gua qi theory. His most important contribution was to highlight the intension of the twelve Yao of Qian and Kun. Gan Bao unscrambled the connotation of the twelve Yao of Qian and Kun, through the twelve Xiao-Xi-Gua of Fu, Ling, Tai, Da Zhuang, Guai, Qian, Gou, Dun, Pi, Guan, Bo and Kun. Another basis of his doctrine was Eight-palace theory. This theory in the Eastern Jin dynasty became the important theoretical underpinnings of Gan Bao’s thoughts. On this field, Gan Bao’s innovation was to create the Shi-yue theory. Shi-yue theory is according to the Shi-Yao’s properties of Yin or Yang, and then to establish 64 hexagrams which among Eight-palace to match a month. This is a further development of Eight-palace theory. Through two support parts of GAN Bao’thoughts on Yi-ology, GAN Bao made a further extended and deepened to the learning of Gua-qi and Eight-palace theories as well as creatively to noted his exegesis about Zhou Yi. Therefore, GAN Bao let his theory of Yi-ology to be unique in his style.