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Digital edition: Nanhara Tech
Updated: Aug 27, 2025

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01Preface to the Compendium of the Five ElementsAvailable 02Explanation of NamesAvailable 03Discerning Substance and NatureAvailable 04起大衍论易动静数Available 05On the Five Elements and Their Generative NumbersAvailable 06On the Numerical System of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly BranchesAvailable 07On Na-Yin NumbersAvailable 08On the Nine Palaces NumerologyAvailable 09On Mutual GenerationAvailable 10On the Abode of Life and DeathAvailable 11On the Waxing and Waning of Energy in the Four SeasonsAvailable 12On the Pairing of Heavenly Stems and Earthly BranchesAvailable 13On the Mixture of the Five ElementsAvailable 14On Virtue (De)Available 15On Harmony (合)Available 16On Support and RestraintAvailable 17On Mutual RestraintAvailable 18On Punishment (Xing)Available 19On Harm (Hai, 害)Available 20On Clashing and BreakingAvailable 21On the Correspondence of the Five ColorsAvailable 22On the Matching of SoundsAvailable 23On the Allocation of Tastes and ScentsAvailable 24On the Correspondence of Zang-Fu OrgansAvailable 25On the Five Constant VirtuesAvailable 26On the Five MattersAvailable 27On Lü-LüAvailable 28On the Seven Administrators (七政)Available 29On the Eight Trigrams and Eight WindsAvailable 30On Human Nature and EmotionsAvailable 31On Governance and PoliticsAvailable 32On the DeitiesAvailable 33On the Five EmperorsAvailable 34On Official PositionsAvailable 35On the Correspondence Between Humans and the Five ElementsAvailable 36On Ren You Nian Nian LiAvailable 37On the Five Ling (Spiritual Creatures)Available 38On the Thirty-Six AnimalsAvailable 39Postscript to "The Essence of the Five Elements"Available

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