The Canon of Supreme Mystery by Yang Hsiung: A Translation with Commentary of the T'ai hsüan ching by Michael Nylan (Chinese Philosophy Culture)

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The other book by Dr Nylan "The Elemental Changes" appears to be a less academic version (400 pp instead of 680). But a reviewer on Amazon points out that in the Tetragram chart of Elemental Changes there several errors (he says he counted about 7 misprinted/duplicated Tetragrams) Does anyone know about this, and are the same errors in both editions?
Sue Dounim I can answer my own question, having got both books from my local University library. "EC" is a abridged version (391 pp) of "CSM" (680 pp) without th…moreI can answer my own question, having got both books from my local University library. "EC" is a abridged version (391 pp) of "CSM" (680 pp) without the 160 pages of footnotes and 30 page bibliography. There are some minor errors in the tetragram chart and some differences in the divination instructions. "CSM" is a work by, and primarily intended for, specialists in classical (Han-era) Chinese philosophy, whereas "EC" is aimed at an educated general reader. Being familiar with the I Ching helps, as the Tai Xuan Ching is a similar kind of literary object.(less)
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