주역 상편.2.重地坤(중지곤)-16(2)

I Ching(Book of Changes) First Volume.     2.重地坤(중지곤) : Hexagram 2 . Kun(The Recep䷁  ......6        ▣ Six in the fifth place : Yellow lower garment brings supreme good fortune.        [Explanation]          "For [Six in the fifth place], wearing a  yellow lower skirt(symbolizing the queen)            brings supreme good fortune."         [Commentary]            Garmment & Character : Wearing a yellow skirt [黃裳,황상] covers the lower body,            while matching well with the upper garment and color palette[乾衣坤裳,건의곤상].            This reflects the noble virtue of womanhood [婦德,부덕],             bringing ssupreme good fortune [元吉,원길], symbolzing the mother of all ages, the Empress.             Symbolism of Yellow : yellow is a  noble color―the color among colors and the seat             of the Queen.             Historical Commentary(Dong-pa's quote) :           "If one wears yellow for both the top and bottom garments, one brcomes a king;             if one wears only a yellow lower skirt, one is a wise subject.             True beauty arises when different qualities complement each other."             Yin& Yang Dynamics : If only one side strictly dominated within the energy flow of Yin and Yang.              How could there be beautiful decoration?             The 5th line is Yin in nature, yet it holds the virtue of Yang.             Thus, inner refinement and beauty shine forth from within by maintaining moderation              [文在中也,문재중야].              Virtue of Subjects : Here, the 'Yellow Skirt'[黃裳,황상]              represents a loyal subject [賢臣,현신 guided by virtue [德,덕].              Historical Examples : Representative figures possessing this beautiful virtue of the             'Yellow Skirt' include the Duke of Zhou and Zhuge Liang,              who held absolute power yet never overstepped their boundarise.              Symbol of Noble Statys : Because : "Yellow Skirt [黃裳,황상]" signifies noble status,              according to the I Ching(Book of Changes), the Empress posswssed six official garments,              the foremost being a chrysanthemum-yellow robe [鞠衣,국의 /Guk-ui].              The Divination Story(Spring and Autumn Annals) : When Nam-Gwa [南蒯,남괴],              a retainer of the Gye family in the Lu state, betrayed his master and requested a divination              using the 5th line of the Kun hexagram[坤卦,곤괘 5], Zi-fu Hui-bo[子服惠伯,자복혜백] declared :             "Yellow[黃,황] is the central color, and the skirt [裳,상] adorns the lower body.               Greatness[元,원] is the peak of goodness[善,선],               implying that wearing a yellow skirt denotes a noble status.               However, one who lacks loyalty cannot attain yellow even with the 5th line ;               one who is disrespectful while occupying a lower position becomes vulgar ;               and one  whose actions are unjust cannot achieve the ultimate good.               Therefore, unless one possesses these three virtue―Loyalty[忠,충], Respect[恭,공],               Goodness [善,선] ― this hexagram does not apply."               Ultimately, Nam-Gwa's rebellion failed.               Confucius stated that when the beauty of "inner moderation that permeates through                all  principles" [黃中通理,황중통리] is embedded in one's chatacter,               any undertaking will succeed.               A noble person understands the universal laws through golden proper place[正位居體,정위거체].               Their virtue naturally reaches every limb [美在其中而暢於四支,미재기중이창어사지],               manifesting clearly in their work [發於事業,발어사업].                This represents the height of beauty [美之至也,미지지야].               A person who embodies this internal virtue and wisdom achieves pure intentions within                and deep insight into external principles, gaining a stable statys and mind-body peace.               Yellow / Center[黃中,황중] : Symolizes the Kun(Earth) hexagram[坤,곤].               Understanding Principles[通理,통리] : Symbolizes the Kan(Water) hexagram[坎,감].               Proper Position[正位,정위] : Refers to Kan[坎,감]. Abiding[居體,거체] : to Kun[坤,곤].               Yellow[黃,황] is the central color representing the virtye of a ruler,               while the skirt[裳,상] adorns the lower body, representing the duty of a subject.               This is comparable to King Wen, who held two-thirds of the realm yet continued               to serve King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty faithfully.               The Middle Way : In Buddhist Law[佛法,불법], Zen[禪,선] is neither mundane nor supramundane.               Because Zen is the true reality of the Middle Way[中道,중도], it is represented by Yellow[黃,황].               Dignity & Enlightenment : Remaining motionless in meditative absorption[滅定,멸정],               displaying noble dignity[威儀,위의], and harmonizing wity all Nine Realms[九界,구계],               is like the Skirt [裳,상].               This represents supreme enlightenment [菩提,보리],bringing supreme good fortune [元吉,원길].               Adornment of Wisdom : rhe adornment of concentration and wisdom[正慧,정혜]                is called Pattern / Culture[文,문].               True cultivation[全修,전수] residing within"[文在中,문재중].               Let us examine the funeral text[祭文,제문] written by Andong Confucian scholars honoring                Toegye[退陶,퇴도 -Yi Hwang], whose prose is deeply moving :              "Ah, our master [嗟我先生,차아선생] early on clearly perceived the Way [見道早明,견도조명].                Hoiding fast to reverence and righteousness [敬義來持,경의래지],                 his exterior was upright and his interior straightforward [方外直內,방외직내].                He revealed the subtle and illuminated the hidden [微顯闡幽,미현천유].                He excavated the source to trace the stream's origin  [源浚根漑,원준근개].                He hoped to become like Yan Hui [希顔則是,희안즉시],                and admired Master Zhu Xi to the point of absorption [慕朱能逮,모주능체],                He achieved merits surpassing ancient sages [功邁前鉉,공매전현],                taught and guided younger generations [學牖後輩,학유후배],                and refined the scholars' customs  [士習善變,사습선변].            문장의 물결 무너지지 않았다 [文瀾不潰,문란불궤].            묶어 감춘 주머니 더욱 드러나 [坤囊愈露,곤낭유로]            소인과 군자가 더욱 추대하였으니 [剝輿益戴,박여익대],            하늘과 땅과 사람의 도리 하나로 꿰어 [三才一貫,삼재일관]            닥치는 곳마다 어둡지 않았고  [觸處不昧,촉처불매],            누런 치마가 길한 것임을 알아 [黃裳知吉,황상지길]            여러 번 불러도 마침내 사양하셨도다 [竟辭招又,경사초우].            고요함 속에 세계[靜裡乾坤,청리건곤]  참된 즐거움이 그곳에 있었네 [眞樂所在,진락소재]."              공자의 뒤를 이었다면 평을 들은  沙溪(사계)의 신도비도 만만찮다.