At the core of this work is the concept of tian ming, the Mandate of Heaven, which the author traces back to its origin. The Mandate of Heaven was originally given to King Wen in the 11th century B.C. who is credited not only with founding the Zhou dynasty after he received the Mandate from Heaven to attack and overthrow the Shang dynasty, but also with creating the ancient oracle known as the Yijing or Book of Changes.
At the core of this work is the concept of tian ming, the Mandate of Heaven, which the author traces back to its origin. The Mandate of Heaven was ori...
