An Introduction to 《三车一览》: A Major Classic of Southern Song Ancient Fate Analysis and Na Yin-Based Destiny Evaluation
Introduces the author, compilation background, transmission, core content, and metaphysical function of 《三车一览》, and explains why it is an important source for studying Southern Song ancient methods, Na Yin destiny analysis, and the development of the Zi Ping approach.
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Sanche Yilan (《三车一览》), also titled 《三车一览命书详论》, preserves traditional fate-calculation material. Its preface describes sixty-nine question-and-answer chapters, moving from the five phases and sexagenary cycle to shensha and nayin imagery. The preface is dated 1261; that is not necessarily the printing date of a surviving copy. Preface and contents.
Attribution and copy
The work bears Yanling Fang-family headings and is catalogued under the Southern Song writer Fang Qianzhi. Korea’s digital record CNTS-00109637789 describes a ten-juan copy whose original holding institution is the British Library. Digital hosting and physical ownership must not be confused. Images and provenance.
Reading the contents
Juan two distinguishes the year, month, day, hour and conception month, including year-as-master and day-as-root terminology. This should not be silently rewritten as a modern day-stem-centred textbook. Juan two.
Read the preface first, then separate cited books and illustrative biographies from the author’s own explanations. Recorded cases are not automatically independently verified historical evidence.
2026-10-24: distinguished the preface date from printing dates, corrected physical versus digital holdings, and removed speculative title etymology and linear-development claims.
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