View source for Bigua 辟卦 (Sovereign hexagrams)

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== Translation ==

Sovereign hexagrams. Also known as ''shi’er bigua'' 十二辟卦 “twelve sovereign hexagrams.”

== Definition(s) ==

▣ A series of twelve hexagrams of the ''[[Yijing]]'' (Book of Changes) that represent a complete cycle of increase and decrease of Yin and Yang. Their names are: [1] ''[[Fu ䷗|fu]]'' 復 ䷗; [2] ''[[Lin ䷒|lin]]'' 臨 ䷒; [3] ''[[Tai ䷊|tai]]'' 泰 ䷊; [4] ''[[Dazhuang ䷡|dazhuang]]'' 大壯 ䷡; [5] ''[[Guai ䷪|guai]]'' 夬 ䷪; [6] ''[[Qian ䷀|qian]]'' 乾 ䷀; [7] ''[[Gou ䷫|gou]]'' 姤 ䷫; [8] ''[[Dun ䷠|dun]]'' 遯 ䷠; [9] ''[[Pi ䷋|pi]]'' 否 ䷋; [10] ''[[Guan ䷓|guan]]'' 觀 ䷓; [11] ''[[Bo ䷖|bo]]'' 剝 ䷖; [12] ''[[Kun ䷁|kun]]'' 坤 ䷁. See the respective entries and the table below. In Neidan, the “sovereign hexagrams” are one of the sets of emblems that represent the stages of the Fire phases (''[[Huohou 火候|huohou]]''), with each hexagram corresponding to one station in the Lesser Celestial Circuit (''[[Xiao zhoutian 小周天|xiao zhoutian]]'').

[[File:Bigua.png|600px|center|The twelve sovereign hexagrams]]

== Related Terms ==

☞ ''[[Gua 卦|gua]]'' 卦

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