The Characteristics in the Exegesis of Zhouyi Zhengyi

In form,the exegesis in the Tang Dynasty is developed from that of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the early Tang Dynasty,Kong Ying-da influnced by the style of the Southern and Northern Dynasty,interpreted the Zhouyi Zhengyi (the Rectifications of the Meanings of Zhouyi),based on the annotation of Wang Bi and Han Kang-bo,combined the statements of some theories and scholars. In content,in the Zhouyi Zhengyi it regarded Confucianism as root and combined Laozi,Zhuangzi and Buddhism. At the same time,it attached importance to philosophical meaning and not ignored image-numberology. The Zhouyi Zhengyi is dominated by Confucianism,fusing Confucianism,Buddhism and Daoism,mixing image-numberology and meaning pattern,shows a style of all-inclusion in the Tang Dynasty.