중국 命理原典 『命理約言』 고찰

Abstract

In the study of Chinese Mingli philosophy, Mingliyueyan(命理約言)is the original and critical Principles of Mingli. Mingliyueyan was written by Chen Zhilin(the second name is Suan, 1605～1666) in the reflective period of Ziping method during the historic course of change of Ziping-Mingli Thoughts who was a confucian working as a great scholar for Hongmunwon. According to the right principles of yinyangxuewen(陰陽五行), Mingliyueyan summarized the essences of the Saju-thoughts simply and definitely and unites several principles such as geju(格局) and yongshen(用神) into the principle of Ukbu(抑扶). So, Lu Zhuiji regarded Mingliyueyan as the refined summary of Mingli Thoughts and argued that Mingli Thoughts as the form of means and procedures began from it. The features and Mingli cognition in the Mingliyueyan are the emphasis on the right principles of yinyangxuewen, the recognition of Yin and Yang as the same energy, the denouncement of the extra level except right level and changeable level, the stress of Ukbu-yongshen, the recognition of the concept about 6 elements in terms of ethics, the employment of the same life and death of Yin and Yang, and the exception of the application of Shinsal(神煞), the emphasis of the importance of human determination. It shows the direction that Mingli Thoughts should develop as the future oriented and practical thoughts sublating fatalism. Looking at the books related to Mingli Thoughts in China, you can recognize that Zipyung Mingli employed the methods of Shinsal and the extra level at the same time but it developed as the real Zipyung Mingli from Mingliyueyan by Chen Zhilin ruling out them.