《皇極經世》Vol. 5

The Scripture of the Supreme Ultimate’s World Ordering (Huangji Jingshi), scroll two, middle section, part five, composed by Shao Yong of Sanchuan.

This section is a numerical table arranged by month, star, and branch. The month is Shen (the ninth month), followed in order by entries such as Star A, Star B, and Star C. Under each star entry, the branch positions are listed in the order of the twelve Earthly Branches—Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai—with the corresponding ordinal numbers.

Star A begins at “Branch Zi,” number 2,881, and increases consecutively to “Branch Hai,” number 2,892. Star B runs from 2,893 to 2,904. Star C continues from 2,905; this section lists it through “Branch You,” number 2,914. In other words, this passage chiefly displays the sequence of numbers used in the Huangji Jingshi to calculate the order of years, months, and time.

This is a sequence of chronological numbers from the Huangji Jingshi, not a continuous passage of prose. “Star Ding,” “Star Wu,” and “Star Si” are section markers. “Chen-Xu,” “Chen-Hai,” “Chen-Zi,” and so on are chronological designations formed using the system of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches; the numbers in parentheses indicate their corresponding ordinal positions.

In order, they are: Chen-Xu (2,915), Chen-Hai (2,916); under Star Ding (204), Chen-Zi (2,917) through Chen-Hai (2,928); under Star Wu (205), Chen-Zi (2,929) through Chen-Hai (2,940); under Star Si (206), Chen-Zi (2,941) through Chen-Wei (2,948).

This passage is a calendrical sequence table from the Huangji Jingshi. It lists entries pairing “Chen” with the twelve Earthly Branches in order, with the corresponding ordinal numbers in parentheses. After each set, it marks Xing Geng, Xing Xin, and Xing Ren in turn, along with their ordinal numbers; these markers are used to organize the calendrical sequence.

For example, “Chen-Shen (two thousand nine hundred/forty-nine)” indicates that the pairing “Chen-Shen” corresponds to entry 2,949. The numbers that follow increase in order, ending with “Chen-Si (two thousand nine hundred/eighty-two).” Xing Geng, Xing Xin, and Xing Ren mark the 247th, 248th, and 249th groups, respectively.

This passage is a chronological number table from the Huangji Jingshi (Classic of Supreme Principles Governing the World). It lists the “stars” alongside the twelve earthly branches and marks each item with its corresponding ordinal number. Entries such as “Chen-Wu” and “Chen-Wei” are combination labels in the table and should not be read as narrative text. “Star Gui,” “Star Jia,” and “Star Yi” are star names marking sections; numbers such as “two thousand nine hundred eighty-three” and “three thousand” indicate the ordering.

The table proceeds as follows: beginning with “Chen-Wu (two thousand nine hundred eighty-three),” it continues in sequence through “Chen-Hai (three thousand).” Next, “Star Jia (two hundred fifty-one)” marks the following section, which runs from “Chen-Zi (three thousand one)” through “Chen-Hai (three thousand twelve).” Then “Star Yi (two hundred fifty-two)” marks another section, continuing from “Chen-Zi (three thousand thirteen)” through “Chen-Wei (three thousand twenty).”

This passage is formatted as a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi. It lists entries for Chen years arranged according to the order of the Earthly Branches. Combinations such as “Chen-Shen” and “Chen-You” consist of two Earthly Branches; the numbers in parentheses indicate each entry’s position in the chronology. “Star Bing,” “Star Ding,” and “Star Wu” are section markers in the table, and the numbers following them likewise indicate positions.

In the order of the original, this passage runs from “Chen-Shen (three thousand two / eleven)” to “Chen-Xu (three thousand five / nineteen).” Between them, it lists, in sequence, the entries Chen-You, Chen-Xu, Chen-Hai, Chen-Zi, Chen-Chou, Chen-Yin, Chen-Mao, Chen-Chen, Chen-Si, Chen-Wu, and Chen-Wei. With each new “Star” marker, the chronological numbers advance. The original consists mainly of chronological entries, without narrative sentences.

This passage is a chronology table from the Huangji Jingshi. It is divided into sections by “Stars,” with chronological figures listed under names such as “Chen-zi,” “Chen-chou,” and “Chen-yin.”

“Star Ji” corresponds to 256, “Star Geng” to 257, “Star Xin” to 258, and “Star Ren” to 259. Under each “Star,” the numbers following the various “Chen” names increase in sequence. For example, “Star Geng” runs from “Chen-zi (three thousand seven / thirteen)” to “Chen-hai (three thousand eight / fourteen)”; the section for “Star Ren” currently extends to “Chen-chou (three thousand nine / eighteen).”

These names and numbers belong to the chronological system of the Huangji Jingshi. This passage alone does not establish the specific calendrical meaning of the numbers separated by slashes, so their original form is retained without further interpretation.

This is a passage from a numerical table in the Jing of the Supreme Ultimate (Huangji Jingshi). Combinations such as “Chen-Yin” and “Chen-Mao” belong to the sexagenary system of cyclical numbering and mark successive positions; the numbers in parentheses give their corresponding values. “Star Gui,” “Star Jia,” and “Star Yi” are also section markers in the table.

Read in plain language, the values begin at three thousand and nine and increase in sequence: Chen-Yin corresponds to three thousand and nine, Chen-Mao to three thousand and ten, and Chen-Chen to three thousand and eleven, after which the sequence continues item by item. In the section marked “Star Gui,” Chen-Zi corresponds to three thousand and nineteen, followed by Chen-Chou at three thousand and twenty, continuing through Chen-Hai at three thousand and thirty. The next section, marked “Star Jia,” begins with Chen-Zi at three thousand and thirty-one and continues through Chen-Hai at three thousand and forty-two. After “Star Yi,” Chen-Zi corresponds to three thousand and forty-three.

The numbers in parentheses in the original are printed in separate columns. For example, “three thousand and one / hundred and nine” should be read together as “three thousand one hundred and nine.”

This passage is a chronological table from the Jing of the Supreme Ultimate, arranged by the sequence of the sexagenary cycle and by number to record positions in the passage of time.

The first group begins with “Chen-Chou” and proceeds through “Chen-Yin,” “Chen-Mao,” “Chen-Chen,” and so on, up to “Chen-Hai.” The numbers in parentheses increase from 3,134 to 3,144.

Next, it marks “Star Bing” (206/13), then continues the sequence from “Chen-Zi,” with the numbers increasing from 3,145 to 3,156. It then marks “Star Ding” (206/14), after which the sequence begins again from “Chen-Zi” and continues with increasing numbers; this passage ends at “Chen-Xu” (3,167).

“Star Bing,” “Star Ding,” and “Chen-Zi” are calendrical notations used in the original text; the numbers in parentheses indicate the sequence.

This passage is a numerical table from Huangji Jingshi used to arrange the sequence of years, months, and days. It contains no narrative prose.

“Star Wu,” “Star Ji,” and “Star Geng” mark sections Wu, Ji, and Geng; the numbers in parentheses give the corresponding ordinal numbers. “Chen-Zi,” “Chen-Chou,” “Chen-Yin,” and so on list combinations in sequence, with “Chen” as the first element and the twelve Earthly Branches as the second.

The passage begins with “Chen-Hai” and proceeds in order to “Chen-Xu,” then enters section “Star Ji” and continues numbering from “Chen-Zi.” It later enters section “Star Geng” and lists through “Chen-Shen.” In plain terms, it records these stem-and-branch-style combinations and their numbers in a fixed sequence.

This passage is a sexagenary-cycle numbering table from the Huangji Jingshi. It is arranged in sections marked “Star Xin,” “Star Ren,” and “Star Gui”; here, “star” is a section marker in the table. The numbers in parentheses give the corresponding ordinal numbers, while “Chen-You,” “Chen-Xu,” and so on are sexagenary combinations listed in sequence.

The “Star Xin” section begins with the two hundred sixty-eighth entry: Chen-Zi corresponds to three thousand two hundred five. Chen-Chou, Chen-Yin, Chen-Mao, and the rest follow in order, with the ordinal number increasing by one each time, until Chen-Hai corresponds to three thousand two hundred sixteen.

The “Star Ren” section begins with the two hundred sixty-ninth entry: Chen-Zi corresponds to three thousand two hundred seventeen. The numbers increase in order until Chen-Hai corresponds to three thousand two hundred twenty-eight.

The “Star Gui” section begins with the two hundred seventieth entry: Chen-Zi corresponds to three thousand two hundred twenty-nine, with the numbers increasing in order. The recorded portion of this section goes as far as Chen-Wei, which corresponds to three thousand two hundred thirty-six.

The passage begins with “Chen-You (three thousand two hundred two),” continuing the sequence from earlier. It primarily records sexagenary combinations and numbers in a fixed order and contains no narrative sentences.

This passage is a calendrical sequence table from Huangji Jingshi. It uses Earthly Branches such as Chen, You, and Xu to mark the sequence, with numbers in parentheses. It is not continuous prose, so it can be read as a series of calendrical entries as presented.

It begins with “Chen-Shen” through “Chen-Hai,” numbered consecutively from 3,237 to 3,240. It then marks “Month-You (ten)” and “Star Jia (271),” before continuing from “Chen-Zi (3,241).” Next, it lists “Chen-Chou” through “Chen-Hai” in order, with the numbers increasing from 3,242 to 3,252.

It then marks “Star Yi (271)” and continues in Earthly Branch order from “Chen-Zi (3,253),” with the numbers increasing to 3,264. After that, it marks “Star Bing (272)” and continues from “Chen-Zi (3,265),” ending with “Chen-Chen (3,269).”

Here, Chen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Si, Wu, Wei, and Shen are all Earthly Branches—symbols used in ancient times to mark time and sequence. “Month” and “Star Jia,” “Star Yi,” and “Star Bing” are classification or section markers in the table. The numbers mainly indicate the order of the entries.

This passage is a numerical table from the Jing of the Supreme Ultimate World-Ordering (Huangji Jingshi), arranged by “stars” and “branches,” with the corresponding numbers in parentheses. Here, “branch” refers to one of the Twelve Earthly Branches. “Star Ding,” “Star Wu,” and “Star Ji” are section markers in the table.

The “Star Ding” section begins with “Branch Si-Si (three thousand two hundred seventy)” and proceeds through “Branch Si-Hai (three thousand two hundred eighty-eight).” It then lists entries from “Branch Si-Zi (three thousand two hundred seventy-seven)” through “Branch Si-Hai (three thousand two hundred eighty-eight).”

The “Star Wu” section begins with “Branch Si-Zi (three thousand two hundred eighty-nine)” and proceeds through “Branch Si-Hai (three thousand three hundred).”

The “Star Ji” section currently lists three entries: “Branch Si-Zi (three thousand three hundred one),” “Branch Si-Chou (three thousand three hundred two),” and “Branch Si-Yin (three thousand three hundred three).”

These entries are arranged one by one according to the book’s numerical system; the passage contains no narrative sentences. In the original, the numbers in the “Star Ding” section repeat from three thousand two hundred seventy-seven onward, while “Branch Si-Chou” in “Star Wu” is given in parentheses as “three thousand one hundred/ninety,” which on its face does not follow the ascending sequence before and after it.

This passage is a chronological-number table from Huangji Jingshi. It marks sections with “Star Geng,” “Star Xin,” and “Star Ren,” then lists the numbered entries in sequence according to the twelve Earthly Branches. These are Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai; the numbers in parentheses record the corresponding sequence numbers.

For example, the “Star Geng” section begins with “Chen-Zi (three thousand three hundred thirteen),” then proceeds through the Earthly Branches to “Chen-Hai (three thousand three hundred twenty-four).” The “Star Xin” section runs from three thousand three hundred twenty-five to three thousand three hundred thirty-six. Finally, “Star Ren” begins with “Chen-Zi (three thousand three hundred thirty-seven).” Number forms in the text such as “three thousand three / hundred four” should be read together according to the grouping in parentheses as “three thousand three hundred four.” Entries of this kind mainly indicate the order of calendrical numbers; they are not narrative scripture.

This passage records the stem-branch calendrical sequence from ancient Chinese chronology. "Chen" represents one of the twelve Earthly Branches (Dizhi) in the traditional timekeeping system, followed by other branch names (Zi, Chou, Yin, etc.) indicating different year combinations. The numbers in parentheses denote the specific position of that year within a grand cycle, with values before/after the slash potentially representing different computational systems.

For example, "Chen-Chou (3,300/38)" indicates a year marked by the Chen-Chou combination, positioned as either the 3,300th or 38th in the grand cycle. Subsequent entries follow the Earthly Branch sequence, completing a full twelve-branch rotation from Chen-Zi to Chen-Hai. The later appearance of terms like "Xing-Gui" and "Xing-Jia" suggests higher-level chronological units.

This correspondence between numerical values and stem-branch combinations reflects Daoist scholars' attempts to construct cosmological spatiotemporal models through mathematical calculations. Each stem-branch pair corresponds to specific energetic characteristics of time and space, holding significant relevance for Daoist cultivation practices and auspicious date selection. It should be noted that the precise computational rules behind these numbers belong to esoteric calendrical systems transmitted secretly in antiquity—modern researchers must consult additional historical texts to fully decipher their underlying logic.

This passage presents the chronological arrangement of the Classic of Supreme Ultimate Principles (Huangji jingshi), recording each entry in sequence by “star” and the twelve Earthly Branches.

“Star Yi,” “Star Bing,” and “Star Ding” mark sections of the arrangement. From “Chen-Zi” through “Chen-Hai,” the twelve combinations of the Earthly Branches are listed in order. The numbers in parentheses indicate the corresponding ordinal number. For example, “Chen-Zi (three thousand three hundred/seventy-three)” can be read as entry number 3,373.

The passage runs from entry 3,372 to entry 3,406. Under each “star” heading, the entries follow the order of the twelve Earthly Branches. The final group, “Star Ding,” ends at “Chen-You.”

This is a chronological table from Huangji Jingshi (a work Shao Yong used to trace the order of history and time). “Star Wu, Star Ji, and Star Geng” mark the sections; the numbers in parentheses indicate the corresponding ordinal numbers. “Chen Zi,” “Chen Chou,” and the like are time markers formed from the Twelve Earthly Branches.

In order, this passage runs from “three thousand four hundred and seven” to “three thousand four hundred and forty.” It first lists “Chen Xu” and “Chen Hai,” then proceeds from “Chen Zi” in the Star Wu section through markers such as Chen Chou and Chen Yin; the Star Ji and Star Geng sections follow the same sequence. The passage mainly marks each item’s place in the order and does not recount specific events.

This section is a calendrical sequence table from the Huangji Jingshi, arranged by the order of the “stars” and the twelve Earthly Branches. The numbers in parentheses are the sequence numbers given in the original, not narrative text.

Under “Star Xin” (number 208), the entries run in order from Chen-Zi to Chen-Hai, continuing in a cycle. Their sequence numbers increase from 3,445 to 3,456. Under “Star Ren” (number 209), the numbers increase from 3,457 to 3,468. Under “Star Gui” (number 210), they run from 3,469 to 3,474, ending at Chen-Si.

“Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai” are the twelve Earthly Branches, used to indicate the cyclical order. Entries such as “Chen-Shen” and “Chen-You” are combination markers in the table. The passage serves mainly to mark the calendrical sequence and contains no further narrative.

Here, following the method of numbering in the Huangji Jingshi, the sequence of the twelve Earthly Branches corresponding to “Chen” is listed in order, with their numbers. “Star Jia,” “Star Yi,” and “Star Bing” mark the divisions; the numbers in parentheses indicate the corresponding positions in the numbering sequence.

This passage begins with “three thousand four hundred seventy-five” and continues through “three thousand five hundred nine.” Each entry pairs “Chen” in turn with the Earthly Branches Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, and Si. At the start of the next section, the count continues from “Chen-Zi.” The passage contains no narrative; it primarily marks the sequence using the names of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and numbers.

Here the entries pairing “Chen” with the twelve Earthly Branches are listed in order, along with their corresponding ordinal numbers. The numbering begins at three thousand five hundred and ten and increases by one for each entry: Chen-Si is three thousand five hundred and ten, Chen-Wu is three thousand five hundred and eleven, and so on.

After every twelve entries, a “Star” and its ordinal number are given. For example, “Star Ding” corresponds to two hundred and ninety-four, “Star Wu” to two hundred and ninety-five, and “Star Ji” to two hundred and ninety-six. The list then continues with entries pairing Chen and the Earthly Branches. The final entry is Chen-Yin, corresponding to three thousand five hundred and forty-three.

This passage is a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi, arranged in the order of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and recording time indices. “Chen-mao,” “chen-chen,” “chen-si,” and so on denote the corresponding stem-branch combinations. The numbers in parentheses, such as “three thousand five hundred forty-four,” give the index for each entry. “Xing-geng,” “xing-xin,” and “xing-ren” mark sections, and the numbers that follow indicate their positions.

The passage runs consecutively from “three thousand five hundred forty-four” to “three thousand five hundred seventy-seven,” with each entry increasing by one. It contains no narrative, and mainly lists the chronological sequence.

Here, the time sequence is listed item by item according to the numbering system of the Huangji Jingshi.

“Chen-Chou” through “Chen-Hai” correspond in sequence to “three thousand five hundred seventy-eight” through “three thousand five hundred eighty-eight.” Next comes “Star Gui (three hundred),” followed by “Chen-Zi,” which corresponds to “three thousand five hundred eighty-nine.” The sequence then continues: “Chen-Chou” through “Chen-Xu” correspond to “three thousand five hundred ninety” through “three thousand five hundred ninety-nine,” and finally “Chen-Hai” corresponds to “three thousand six hundred.”

“Chen-Chou,” “Chen-Yin,” and similar forms are compound markers in this numbering system. “Star Gui (three hundred)” is also a term used to mark this section of the sequence. This passage consists mainly of numerical notation and section markers; it does not describe specific events. “Huangji Jingshi, Scroll Two, Middle Section” refers to the middle section of the second scroll of the Huangji Jingshi.