Hexagram 22 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上九 白賁。无咎。
白賁
白bái(plain) white
賁bìadornment
無wú(is) no
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Simple white grace. No blame. At the height, ornament becomes simplicity again. Pure white needs nothing added. The return to unadorned truth.
Commentary
Simple white grace. At the highest stage, all ornament is discarded. Perfect grace consists not in exterior ornamentation but in the simple fitness of form—pure white needs nothing added.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace) transforms into Hexagram 36 Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light).
Parent Hexagram
Grace
Bi賁 (22)
Mountain (艮) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire