《易经》的宇宙观与阴阳五行家思想之渊源

若从思想自身的发展来看,阴阳五行家与《易经》有着重要的渊源关系。《易经》的阴阳变化观念和带有浓厚的原始思维特性的宇宙观,是阴阳五行家思想的理论基石,阴阳五行家的宇宙发生图式和序列便滥觞于此。《易经》的以“因果联想”为重要特征的认知方式对阴阳五行家认识和把握世界的基本方式产生了重要的影响。《易经》的时空观念也与阴阳五行家以阴阳五行配四时、四方,以阴阳五行说明宇宙之大化、社会之变迁、人事之行止的思想紧密联系在一起。

Cosmology conceived in Yijing and the origin of the Yin-yang & Five-element School's ideology

In regard to the development of ideology per se, it can be seen the ideology of the Yin-yang & Fiveelement School originates from the thought conceived in Yijing. Yijing's cosmology with the concepts of alternation between Yin and Yang and primitive thinking mode serve as the theoretical foundation for the Yin-yang & Five-element School, of which the generation pattern and procedure originate from this kind of cosmology.Moreover, the cognitive style of Yijing characterized with "cause-and-effect association"exerts great influences upon the Yin-yang & Five-element School in knowing and understanding the world. The correlation betweenYin-yang & five elements and the four seasons & directions and the association between Yin-yang & five elements and the "flow of cosmos", social fluctuation, and human's conducts upheld by the Yin-yang and Five-element School were also influenced by the temporal and spatial idea embraced in Yijing.