Beschrijving

This the book on the 1 Ching that while adher

ing strictly to the original structure goes behind and beyond the commentaries to an understanding of the trigrams and hexagrams. Through his analysis, Lama Govinda finally reconciles the Fu Hi and King Wen versions of the 1 Chíng.

Lama Govinda, renowned Buddhist adept and ears pondering, elucidat

ing, developing, and writing this text. Through more than ‘seventy beautiful and meticulously drawn charts, diagrams, and illustrations, Lama defines the inucr structure of both systems and their relationship to each other. The Lama also discusses the similarities and interplay between Taoism, the 1 „Ching, and Buddhism. With a Preface by Zentatsu Baker-roshi, and an Introduction by John Blofeld.

& Lama Govinda is the author of: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDE OF EARLY BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY hi FOUNDATIONS OF TIBETAN MYSTICISM

CREATIVE MEDITATION AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS PSYCHO-COSMIC SYMBOLISM OF THE BUDDHIST STUPA THE WAY OF THE WHITE CLOUDS, and many other titles.