五行生旺
御定星历考原 · section 12 · 李光地 等 奉敕撰 · 593 characters
Original text
木长生于亥火长生于寅金长生于已水长生于申土则亦长生于申寄生于寅葢坤艮之位也各由长生沐浴冠带临官帝旺衰病死墓绝胎养顺厯十二辰按天道循环生生不已故木方旺而火已生火方旺而金已生金方旺而水已生水方旺而木已生由长生而顺推穉则必壮盛则必衰终而复始迭运不穷此四时之所以错行五气之所以顺布也至于土则旺于辰戌丑未为四库葢水火木金皆藏于土而位乎中央故易于坤曰万物皆致养焉于艮曰万物之所成终而所成始也可与此互相发矣
丑属水配北方也而土寄旺 于辰戌丑未之间配四季也
此古今说者之所同然星命家又以寅亥属木卯戌属火辰酉属金子丑属土而午则为日未则为月其说不同何也葢星命家以十二宫排定上下四方子丑在下故为土午未在上故为日为月寅卯辰巳申酉戌亥分布左右则如四时之流行于天地之间故以其左右之合宫而别为木火金水之序也至于纳音之五行则有以六十日之隔八相生推配为说者又有以干支起数相配及分纳五音者详具后篇
纳音 通鉴纲目前编曰黄帝命大挠探五行之精占斗柄所建始作甲子支干相配以名而定之以纳音然从来言五行者以气始形终为次则洪范之水火木金土是也以播于四时相生为次则月令之木火土金水是也以饬庀五材相尅为次则禹谟之水火金木土是也纳音五行始金次火次木次水次土既非本其始终又无取于生尅故说者莫知其所自来今按诸术源流无非祖述易象之意纳音之法葢亦兼先后天之理而用之者也各为之图以明之
金终于土者干始坤成之义也 金取于天之刚土取于地之柔火
附于天水附于地而木以生气居
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