The Study Of Cai Yuan's YI-Ology

Cai Yuan is the student of Zhu Xi and Cai Yuanding.His sutdy on YI CHING are both emphasized on Xiangshu and Confucianism.He inherited his family learning,but he was not limited by predecessors' learning. He had played and innovated the learning of predecessors.And he had profound influence on later generations. This paper take " meaning of Ching and Zhuan of Zhou Yi "and "Yi Xiang Yi Yan" as the object of study, on the basis of research on Cai Yuan's whole life and writings, from Origin of YI CHING, interpretation methods of YI CHING and features of thinking three aspects,carry on an investigation into Cai Yuan's yi-ology.