《易》与礼之关系略论

《周易》中许多卦爻辞包含易礼内容。《周易》与礼具有密切关系。易道包括天地人三才之道,而礼是沟通处理人与天神地祗人鬼以及人与人之间的关系的一系列规则与规范。易道包含易礼,易礼体现易道,仁是沟通易与礼关系的桥梁。趋吉避凶都是易与礼追求的共同目标和价值取向。

On the Relationship between I Ching and the Rites

A lot of divinations in Zhou Yi cover the contents in Rites since Zhou Yi is closely related to the Rites.Dao in I Ching inludes three parts,those are,the Dao of the heaven,the Dao of the earth and the Dao of the man.However,the Rites deal with the inter-relationship among the man,the heaven,the earth,the divinity and the ghost or the relationship among human being themselves.Dao in I Ching consists the Rites while the Rites embody Dao and the benevolence works like a bridge to connect I Ching and the Rites.The pursuit of safety and the avoidness of danger is the collective aim as well as the value tendency both in I Ching and the Rites.