Hexagram #26
Da Chu · 大畜
艮 above · 乾 below
Hexagram 26, Da Chu (大畜), combines the Gen (upper) and Qian (lower) trigrams. The Taming Power of the Great.
Judgment (卦辞)
The Taming Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water. Great accumulation of energy and resources makes significant achievement possible, but restraint and wise management are required.
大畜：利贞，不家食吉，利涉大川。
Image (象辞)
Heaven within the mountain — the image of the Taming Power of the Great. Thus the superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character. Heaven enclosed within the mountain represents vast knowledge stored and preserved.
天在山中，大畜；君子以多识前言往行，以畜其德。
Trigram Composition
Upper: ☶ Gen (艮)
Mountain · Keeping Still, Resting
Lower: ☰ Qian (乾)
Heaven · Creative, Strong
Modern Application
Da Chu is about accumulating great resources through study and restraint — knowledge as stored power. Key for institutional knowledge management, strategic reserves, and disciplined growth.
大畜关于通过学习和克制积累大量资源——知识作为储存的力量。对机构知识管理、战略储备和纪律性增长至关重要。
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Frequently Asked Questions常见问题
What does Hexagram 26 (Da Chu) mean?第 26 卦 大畜 是什么意思？+
Hexagram 26, Da Chu (大畜), represents the interaction of Gen (above) and Qian (below). The Taming Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water. Great accumulation of energy and resources makes significant ach
What are the trigrams of Hexagram 26?第 26 卦的上下卦是什么？+
Hexagram 26 has Gen as the upper trigram and Qian as the lower trigram.
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