What's the best translation of the I Ching?
What's the best translation of the I Ching?
Easton Cooper
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Brandon Watson
You should apply to be a janiter OP. Ahh, but you missed the cutoff. Sad!
Josiah Myers
It depends on what you are looking for: accuracy in literal translation or transmission of meaning.
Jayden Reed
Just get the John Blofeld one for the quick and dirty.
Anthony Martin
wilhelm/baynes is still THE translation and the place to start, and it's a work of literature in its own right.
Nicholas Brooks
John Minford translation
Carter Wood
Why not both? Translators can add stuff ya'know?
Camden Brown
because it's more than a lifetime of study, and so far, very few people have accomplished that.
Richard Wilhelm (German) and PLF Philastre (French), to name but two.
John Blofeld (English) and Daniel Giraud (French) come not-too-distant joint seconds.
obviously, multiple translations and consulting the original as best one can would be the best option, along with a hell of a lot of time and reflection.
Dylan Anderson
I've got this and it's pleasant and aesthetic, but I'm not sure if I recommend reading the I Ching. It's got the standard proverbs problem + standard reference text problem. So you have nuggets of wisdom that are hard to remember, that are compiled together to fit essentially a guide book. Honestly, unless you're going to practice the I Ching reading about it and how it worked is probably fine.
Liam Baker
jesus fucking christ