Hexagram 36 of 64

䷣ 明夷 míng yí

“Darkening of the Light”

坤上离下

Judgment

The light is wounded. Hide your brilliance, endure, and guard the inner flame.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

[ English translation — placeholder ]

Source: The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899 (public domain)

The six lines

  1. 初九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上六[ Line text — placeholder ]
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