Hi all,

Please find attached pdf ZSBY-17 being my translation of Chapters 100 to 112:
Chapter 100. Smallpox 痘疹章第一百
Chapter 101. Illness Causes 病源章第一百零
Chapter 102. Ghosts and Spirits 鬼神章一百零二
Chapter 103. Prolonging Medical Treatment 延醫章第一百零三
Chapter 104. Medical Divination and Treatment 醫卜往治章第一百零四
Chapter 105. Family Home 家宅章第一百零五
Chapter 106. Build Or Buy Home, Financed Home 蓋造買宅賃宅第一百零六
Chapter 107. Setting Up A Home 創造宮室章第一百零七
Chapter 108. Repairing Houses, Breaking Ground 修方動土章第一百零八
Chapter 109. Moving Residence Excessively 遷居過火章第一百零九
Chapter 110. Returning Home, Moving House 歸宅入火章第一百一十
Chapter 111. Entering Home, Six Relatives, Auspicious Or Not 入宅六親凶吉章第一百十一
Chapter 112. Horse Stable, Pig Sty 馬房豬圈章一百十二

For terminology, please see ZSBY-0 pdf in https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=1978.0.

Cheers

Hi all,

Please find attached pdf ZSBY-15 being my translation of Chapters 73 to 87:
Chapter 73. Stocking-Up Goods, Selling Goods 囤貨賣貨章第七十三
Chapter 74. Selling Goods, When To Keep Watch, When To Act 賣貨宜守宜動章第七十四
Chapter 75. Where To Go To Trade 徃何方買賣章第七十五
Chapter 76. What Goods To Buy As Auspicious 買何貨爲吉章第七十六
Chapter 77. Borrowing Money 借貸章第七十七
Chapter 78. Money Lending, Debt Collecting 放債索債章第七十八
Chapter 79. Trading Livestock 買賣六畜章第七十九
Chapter 80. Betting On Fights 愽戲章第八十
Chapter 81. Joint Loan, Mutual Loan 請會摇會章第八十一
Chapter 82. Taking Dangerous Risks To Seek Wealth 行險求財章第八十二
Chapter 82A. Marriage 婚姻章第又八十二
Chapter 83. Marriage, Having Heirs 此婚子嗣有無章第八十三
Chapter 84. Marriage, Whether Suitable For Parents 此婚有宜於父母否章第八十四
Chapter 85. Taking In A Concubine 納寵章第八十五
Chapter 86. Marrying A Divorced Woman Or Prostitute 取離婦跳娼婦章第八十六
Chapter 87. Pregnancy 胎孕章第八十七

For terminology, please see ZSBY-0 pdf in https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=1978.0.

Cheers

Hi all,

Please find attached pdf ZSBY-13 being my translation of Chapters 46 to 57:
Chapter 46. Studying The Classics 治經章第四十六
Chapter 47. Hiring A Teacher 延師章第四十七
Chapter 48. Seeking Honors 求名章第四十八
Chapter 49. Lower-Level Examinations 童試章第四十九
Chapter 50. Year Examinations 歲考科考章第五十
Chapter 51. Government Salary 增廪章第五十一
Chapter 52. Surplus Talent Examination 考遺才章第五十二
Chapter 53. Posting Of Admissions List 發案掛榜章第五十三
Chapter 54. Palace Examination 廷試章第五十四
Chapter 55. Provincial Examination, Metropolitan Examination 鄕試會試章第五十五
Chapter 55A. Promotion, Filling A Vacancy 陞選候補章第又五十五
Chapter 56. Promotion Location Direction 陞選何方章第五十六
Chapter 57. Official Posting, Auspicious Or Inauspicious 在任吉凶章第五十七

For terminology, please see ZSBY-0 pdf in https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=1978.0.

Cheers

Hi all,

FYI. My translation of the case study using the 1691AD version of Zengshan Buyi (ZSBY) (see ZSBY-12 pdf in https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=2027.0):

[Ex.44-293. M/F to H/T]
如巳月己酉日。占子生而不存。將來存否。得賁之无妄。
Example: Si month. Ji You day. Divining about children born but not surviving, whether in future will have and they survive. Obtained Beauty [M/F], then Without Wrongdoing [H/T]
鬼   寅   丶         
財   子水   ㄨ   子孫   申金   
兄   戌土   ㄨ應   父   午火   
財   亥水   ○   兄   辰土   
兄   丑   丶丶         
鬼   卯   丶世         

Mountain-Fire Beauty [M/F]   Heaven-Thunder Without Wrongdoing [H/T]
Officer-Ghost   Yin(t) wood   丶   Brother-Sister   Xu earth   丶
Wife-Wealth   Zi water   ㄨ   Son-Daughter   Shen metal   丶
Brother-Sister   Xu earth   ㄨ Object   Father-Mother   Wu(h) fire   丶
Wife-Wealth   Hai water   ○   Brother-Sister   Chen earth   丶丶
Brother-Sister   Chou earth   丶丶   Officer-Ghost   Yin(t) wood   丶丶
Officer-Ghost   Mao wood   丶 Subject   Wife-Wealth   Zi water   丶

余曰。剋過正妻否彼曰。還是結髮。予曰。傷過正妻。方可存子。彼曰。何也
I asked: ?Do you have gone beyond your principal wife?? He said: ?Still tying hair [i.e. first marriage of couple]?. I said: ?Go beyond your principal wife, only then have a surviving child?. He asked: ?Why??

予曰。內卦亥水之財。卽爲正妻破而被剋五爻子水財爻。乃爲再娶之妻變出申金子孫。必生子也但五爻子水。亦被戌土之剋。雖化長生。又有酉日之生不免多病。
I said: ?Inner trigram Hai water?s Wealth indeed is principal wife. It is broken and is countered. The 5th line Son water Wealth line indeed is second wife. It transforms into Shen metal Son-Daughter. You will have children. But the 5th line Zǐ water is also by Xu earth, countered, although changing into Birth(p) and with You day producing, cannot escape from many illnesses.?

卯年占。果於巳年死妻。卽於冬月續絃。申年得子。此婦月中得病。久臥床榻。
In Mao year divining. Result: In Si year, the [first] wife died. Indeed, in a winter month, he remarried. In Shen year, he had a son. The woman, in the middle of a month, fell ill, and was, for a long time, bedridden.

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Hi all,

FYI. My translation of the case study using the 1691AD version of Zengshan Buyi (ZSBY) (see ZSBY-9 pdf in https://fivearts.org/index.php?topic=2011.0):

[Ex.34-161. E/L to T/H]
如巳月庚辰日。占買宅得臨之大壯。
Example: Si month, Geng Chen day. Divining about buying a house. Obtained Arriving [E/L], then Great Strength [T/H].
子   酉   丶丶         
財   亥   丶丶應         
兄弟   丑土   ㄨ      午火   
兄弟   丑土   ㄨ   兄   辰土   
鬼   卯   丶世         
父   巳   丶         

Earth-Lake Arriving [E/L]   Thunder-Heaven Great Strength [T/H]
Son-Daughter   You metal   丶丶   Brother-Sister   Xu earth   丶丶
Wife-Wealth   Hai water   丶丶Object   Son-Daughter   Shen metal   丶丶
Brother-Sister   Chou earth   ㄨ   Father-Mother   Wu(h) fire   丶
Brother-Sister   Chou earth   ㄨ   Brother-Sister   Chen earth   丶
Officer-Ghost   Mao wood   丶 Subject   Officer-Ghost   Yin(t) wood   丶
Father-Mother   Si fire   丶   Wife-Wealth   Zi water   丶

斷曰。世爻卯木。應爻亥水。乃是世應相生。必成之象。但嫌亥臨月破。不能生世。
Interpreting, I said: ?Subject line is Mao wood, Object line is Hai water. It means Subject, is by Object, produced. Will succeed is the image. But dislike Hai at Month Breaker, unable to produce Subject.?

況間爻二重丑土發動。乃成群之小人從中破阻。事已壞矣。難許成交。
?Moreover, in-between lines, two Chou earth moving. It is a large group of petty people from within, breaking and damaging. Matter already spoiled! Difficult to predict completion of [purchase] contract.?

彼曰。樣銀業已付訖。因彼用人。與說合之人。多索偏費未滿其慾。故伊悔言不賣。
Person said: ?Deposit of silver already paid. Because my servant said intermediaries had demanded more side fees, I did not satisfy such a wish. So, [seller] regretted to say that he would not sell.?

予曰。目下便多許之。亦無成也。應爻破而被剋。難得二家成就。
I said: ?At present, even if you offer more, yet without success. Object line is broken and countered. Difficult to obtain both sides agreement.?

後果不成。退囘樣銀。
Later result: [Sale] did not complete. [Seller] returned the deposit of silver.

此公大怒。煩當道親友。徃彼理曰。前日因何所見。引我瞧看內室。今又因何所見。退還樣銀。諸親徃彼。盡叱其非。彼亦甘受。
The person [inquiring] was furious, bothering, on the road, relatives and friends. [Servant] went to him to explain what, on prior day, he saw: ?[They] took me to look at the inner rooms. Now also because what was seen, I returned for the deposit of silver.? Various relatives went to him. All scolded him for being wrong, which he willingly accepted.

予詳卦中之間爻。二重土動。
I examined in detail the gua in-between lines of two earth moving:

近應爻者。卽如賣主身邊之人也。剋應爻者。破阻賣宅不成而無財也。
[The line] near to Object line, is like the seller having people around. Countering Object line, they break and hinder. So, sale of house not successful. This, without [gaining] wealth.

近世爻之土。亦剋應爻者。卽是買主央去之親友。眾叱其非。
[That line] near to Subject line, the earth, also countering Object line. Indeed being buyer s pleading relatives and friends. All scolded him for being wrong.

凡遇間爻動者。得日月沖剋可解。
When meeting in-between lines moving, obtaining day or month clash or counter, the situation can be resolved.

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