What is the "Qian" Tao and the "Kun" Tao?

Qian Dao means clear and bright, rising, heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement

Kun Dao means turbidity, sinking, all things thrive, and good virtues carry things

p>

Qian, itself one of the Eight Trigrams, represents heaven. In the old days, it also referred to men. It was often combined with the word "kun" to form "Qiankun", symbolizing heaven and earth, yin and yang, etc. Kun is one of the Eight Trigrams. In the Book of Changes, Qian represents things that are "most positive and vigorous", while Kun is the symbol of "most soft and gentle". One yang and one yin, one hard and one soft, one moving and one quiet. They complement each other and complement each other.

Extended information

Qian and Kun generally represent heaven and earth, north and south, yin and yang.

Qian and Kun work together to realize the transformation and birth of all things, which is about the generation system of the universe. In the Xiantian Bagua, Qian Kun determines north and south, and Kanli determines east and west. It is the order of heaven, south, and north. The sky is Qian above, the earth is Kun below, Li is east on the left, and Kan is west on the right. Qian and Kun are the two hexagrams in the Xiantian Bagua. Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, and Qiankun represents heaven and earth.

"Xi Ci 1" believes that the Qian hexagram shows wisdom through change, and the Kun hexagram shows ability through simplicity. If you grasp change and simplicity, you will grasp the way of everything in the world. Ancient people used it to study heaven and earth, all things, society, life and health.