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Da Liu Ren ( pinyin: dàliùrén) is a form of Chinese calendrical astrology dating from (at least) the later Warring States period.〔Marc Kalinowski (1996). "The Use of the Twenty-eight Xiu as a Day-Count in Early China." ''Chinese Science'' 13 (1996): 55–81.〕 Along with the divination methods Qi Men Dun Jia 奇门遁甲 and Taiyi 太乙—collectively known as the "Three Styles" (San shi 三式)—Da Liu Ren is considered in China to be one of the highest forms of Chinese metaphysics. Beijing Medical professor, Li Yang, in her "I Ching and Chinese Medicine (2000) describes Da Liu Ren as the highest form of divination in China. This divination form is called Da Liu Ren because in the Sexagenary cycle there are Six Rens each with a different branch: In the words of a contemporary Chinese master of Da Liu Ren, the six Ren indicate an entire movement of the sexagenary cycle, during which an event – object may appear, rise to maturity and then decline and disappear. Thus the six Ren indicate the life cycle of phenomena. There is a homonym in the Chinese language which carries the meaning of pregnancy, and so the six Ren also carry this meaning, that of the term of the birth of a phenomenon, its maturity and its passing, all within the period of a sexagenary cycle.〔Philosophy of Da Liu Ren.〕 ==Instrument== The diviner's board ''(shi)'' used for the Three Styles differ markedly. The Qi Men Dun Jia divinor's board consists of a 3 × 3 magic square, while the Tai Yi board is somewhat larger, and may be drawn as either a square or circle. The Da Liu Ren cosmic board contains positions for the Earth pan and Heaven pan, which hold the twelve Earth Branches and the twelve spirits. In addition, the Da Liu Ren cosmic board indicates the Three Transmissions (san chuan 三传) and Four Classes (四课). A ''shi'' (also known as a ''liuren'' astrolabe) from the Six Dynasties period (222–589 CE) consists of a Heaven Plate 天盘 placed over an Earth Plate 地盘. On the Earth Plate are three groups of inscriptions:〔 *Outer band: 36 animals (12 associated with the Branches plus the 28 animals associated with the ''xiu'' or lunar mansions) *Middle band: 28 ''xiu'' *Inner ring: Stems and Branches ''(ganzhi)''. The square plate is divided diagonally into four sections that allocate 9 animals, 7 ''xiu'', and 5 ''ganzhi'' to a section. A diviner examined current sky phenomena to set the board and adjust their position in relation to the board.〔Mark Edward Lewis (2006). ''The Construction of Space in Early China.'' p. 275〕 A modern version of the Da Liu Ren cosmic board places the Three Transmissions at the top of the board, along with the corresponding Earth Branch and any pertinent vacancies. The Four Classes are placed below the Three Transmissions, with the Heaven Pan and Earth Pan positions clearly indicated below the corresponding spirit position. A diagram of the Heaven Pan positions of the twelve generals and their corresponding Earth Branch positions in the Heaven Pan completes the illustration. The Earth pan is not depicted. The sexegenary cycle date is given in the upper right – hand margin, with the corresponding situation (Ju) number, the location of pertinent vacancies, and an indication of whether the array belongs to daytime or evening divination. The structured situation types for each array are provided in the left-hand margin. In some versions, an annotated description of the major aspects of each situation is provided. The description is often taken from the body of classical literature about Da Liu Ren.〔Da Liu Ren 1,440 Situations, page 4.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Da Liu Ren」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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