古本龍水經 - DRAGON WATER CLASSICS

Dragon Water Classic is, now, known as Ancient Scroll Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经. Being "ancient" we will not be certain as to who wrote the script. Some copy has the first verse, 楊公養老看雌雄, YangGong old age see CiXiong, while others, it simply start with 天下諸書對不同, under Heaven all books are different. On the first assumption, it may have been written by Zheng WenChang 曾文辿, YangGong most senior disciple. Unfortunately, the 7 characters prose, common to the Tang Dynasty literature, are sometimes punctuated by 5, 3, 2 characters prose that pose, such copy may have been "polluted" by others or there are just some missing or illegible characters that has been lost during translation and hand copy from one generation to another. The examples are: -

1. 莊田置萬頃，
   
2. 寅甲水來逐，
   
3. 正奇例，
   
4. 三奇貪狼例，
   
5. 正馬例，
   
6. 祿例，
   
7. 借馬例，
   
8. 催官例。

1. village fields to place vast space,
   
2. Yin Jia water come in pursue,
   
3. True mystical example,
   
4. 3 mystical TangLang example,
   
5. True Horse example,
   
6. 祿 (Salaried) or LuChun example,
   
7. 借馬 (Borrowed horse) example,
   
8. 催官 (urging officer) example,
   

Item 3-8 seems to have been sub topic to the method prescribed or annotation made by others. Such does not gel well with the obsession of ancient Chinese inclination towards poem over clarity.  That is one good reason as to why the Old YangGong method lineage (YangGong GuFa) did not subscribe to this literature. The followings are one of the many copies found in the internet: -

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古本龍水經

楊公養老看雌雄．天下諸書對不同，先看真龍動不動，次看血脈認來龍，龍分兩片陰陽取，
水對三義細認宗，江南來龍江北去，江西龍去望江東，二十四山分逆順，認去陰陽祖與宗，
陽從左路團團轉，陰從右路轉相通，有人識得陰陽者，何愁大地不相逢，是以聖人卜河洛，
纏澗二水交華獄，相其陰陽流水位，卜州卜邑辯雌雄，晉世景純傳此術，演經立義出玄空，
朱雀發源生旺氣，一一講說開愚蒙，先天經盤十二位，後天再用乾與維，八幹四維鋪支位，
子母公孫同一類，二十四山雙雙起，少有時師通此意。五行分佈二十四，時師此意何時記。
若論玄空分五行，知得榮枯死與生，丙丁乙酉原屬火，乾坤卯午金同坐，亥癸艮甲是木神，
戌庚丑未土為金，子寅辰巽辛兼巳，申與壬方是水神，用此步水與量山，百里江山一向間，
山上龍神不下水，水里龍神不上山，更有收山出煞法，前後步天步相離，坎癸申辰坤乙星，
離壬寅戌兼乾甲，此是陽山起頂來，收山出煞正宜裁，艮丙兌丁兼巳醜，巽辛震庚亥未受，
此是陰山入穴來，立穴何須拘左右，此是收山出煞書，三節四節不須拘，只要龍身得生旺，
陰陽卻與穴中殊，天上星辰是織羅，水城三八要來過，水步城門須要會，恰如湖里雁交鵝，
四木四金並八水，四火四土俱入座，十個退神如鬼靈，十四進神家業興，立向須明生剋化，
進退水路要知宗，生入克入為進神，生出克出是退神，退水宜流千百步，進水須教近戶庭，
進退得位出公卿，大旺人丁家業興，甲庚丙壬水來朝，其家大富出官僚，進神若退家資退，
亥子申宮皆一位，退神若進主官非，巽巳艮寅同一例。癸坎騰騰入亥乾，丙向夾蛇扦虎馬，
虎馬兔山高聳頂，莊田置萬頃，著紫著紅兼著綠，寅甲水來逐，更有諸位高峰起，
尖秀高圓俱得位，長生高聳旺人丁，旺位起峰財路聚，水明消息少知音，盡在玄空里內尋，
乾坤艮巽鬚髮長，寅申巳亥長伶丁，甲庚丙寅中男發，子午卯酉中男殺，乙辛丁癸少年強，
辰戌丑未少男殃，更看明堂水來去，文庫大小俱得位，截定生旺莫教流，直射直流家業退，
流坡生方主少亡，衝破旺方財祿空，文若來時男女亂，庫方來去定非祥，購堅明堂定方偶，
便從曲折審紫紆，四尺五寸為一步，折取須教向所宜，小神須要入中神，中神要入大神位，
三折祿馬上街去，一舉登科名冠世，奇貴貪狼巽祿馬，三合連珠貴無價，小神流短大神長，
富貴聲名滿天下，正奇例，三奇貪狼例，正馬例，祿例，借馬例，催官例。
子午卯酉號衙廳，神壇寺觀亦能與，內有旗槍紅門水，雷公館位使人驚。乾坤艮巽城門水，
其中來去要知音，大神流入小神宮，定主人家災禍至，中神流入小神方，災​​禍瘟癀不可聞，
小神流入大神位，管取榮華家富貴，乙辛丁癸神名小，辰戌丑未小神表，甲庚丙寅號中神，
子午卯酉中神照，惟有乾坤艮巽方，寅申巳亥大神當，八幹四維流皆吉，若放支神起禍殃，
四維八幹赦文水，六秀並要上街去，生入克入百口成，生出克出退人丁，富貴貧賤在水神，
水是山家血脈精，山靜水動書夜定，水主財聚山主人，乾坤艮巽號御街，四大尊神在內排，
是水流歸東大海，惟有巽宮可去來，生剋須憑五行布，要識天機玄妙處，乾坤艮巽水長流，
吉神克入家富豪，尋龍鬚教認得真，識龍方信術精通。第一識龍要識穴，海裡尋珠為上決，
第二要識面前砂，斷人禍福定無差，第三要識九宮水，斷人禍福靈如鬼。請驗人家舊墳宅，
十墳埋下九墳貧，惟有一墳能發福，去水來山盡合情，略敘此篇傳後代，收拾家中藏匣內，
莫將輕授等間人，非人得此生災害，留與有德吉人看，家家富貴光前代。

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COMPARATIVE STUDIES

Reviewing this copy of Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经 and comparing it with QingNanXu 青囊序, there are many areas of inconsistencies namely: -

1. Some phrases in the Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经 has been cut paste and rearranged in QingNanXu 青囊序. Obviously there are editor who attempted to create a new book out of Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经.
   
2. Some phrases has word changed either entirely or partially.
   
3. At least 22 new phrases has been substituted in QingNanXu 青囊序 not found in Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经.
   
4. A huge segments of Dragon Water Classic 古本龙水经 are omitted in QingNanXu 青囊序 particularly on a method called  小玄空. Most likely Jiang DaHung 蔣大鴻  is believed to had coined 大玄空 from here and use its application as well. He also based on the water method 水经 with a dash of his imagination crafted another title called Water Dragon Classics 水龙经.

The followings are the comparative studies between both classics with variants highlighted in red:-

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青囊序

楊公養老看雌雄．天下諸書對不同．

先看金龍動不動．次察血脈認來龍．

龍分兩片陰陽取．水對三叉細認蹤．

江南來龍江北望．江西龍去望江東．

是以聖人蔔河洛．瀍澗二水交華嵩．

相其陰陽觀流泉．蔔世蔔年宅都宮．

晉世景純傳此術．演經立義出元空．

朱雀發源生旺氣．一一講說開愚蒙．

一生二兮二生三．三生萬物是元關．

山管山兮水管水．此是陰陽不待言．

識得陰陽玄妙理．知其衰旺生與死．

不問坐山與來水．但逢死氣皆無取．

先天羅經十二支．後天再用幹與維．

八幹四維輔支位．子母公孫同此推．

二十四山分順逆．共成四十有八局．

五行即在此中分．祖宗卻從陰陽出．

陽從左邊團團轉．陰從右路轉相通．

有人識得陰陽者．何愁大地不相逢．

陽山陽向水流陽．執定此說甚荒唐．

陰山陰向水流陰．笑殺拘泥都一般．

若能勘破個中理．妙用本來同一體．

陰陽相見兩為難．一山一水何足言．

二十四山雙雙起．少有時師通此義．

五行分佈二十四．時師此訣何曾記．

山上龍神不下水．水裡龍神不上山．

用此量山與涉水．百里江山一響間．

更有淨陰淨陽法．前後八尺不宜雜．

斜正受來陰陽取．氣乘生旺方無煞．

來山起頂須要知．三節四節不須拘．

只要龍神得生旺．陰陽郤與穴中殊．

天上星辰似織羅．水交三八要相過．

水發城門須要會．郤如湖裡雁交鵝．

富貴貧賤在水神．水是山家血脈精．

山靜水動晝夜定．水主財祿山人丁．

乾坤艮巽號禦街．四大神尊在內排．

生剋須憑五行佈．要識天機玄妙處．

乾坤艮巽水長流．吉神先入家豪富．

請驗一家舊日墳．十墳埋下九墳貧．

惟有一墳能發福．去水來山盡合情．

宗廟本是陰陽元．得四失六難為全．

三才六建雖為妙．得三失五盡為偏．

蓋因一行擾外國．逐把五行顛倒編．

以訛傳訛竟不明．所以禍福為胡亂．

龍水經 
= 青囊序

楊公養老看雌雄．
天下諸書對不同，

先看真龍動不動，
次看血脈認來龍，

龍分兩片陰陽取，
水對三義細認宗，

江南來龍江北去，
江西龍去望江東，

是以聖人卜河洛，
纏澗二水交華獄，

相其陰陽流水位，
卜州卜邑辯雌雄，

晉世景純傳此術，
演經立義出玄空，

朱雀發源生旺氣，
一一講說開愚蒙，













先天經盤十二位，
後天再用乾與維，

八幹四維鋪支位，
子母公孫同一類，

二十四山分逆順，
認去陰陽祖與宗，

若論玄空分五行，
知得榮枯死與生，

陽從左路團團轉，
陰從右路轉相通，

有人識得陰陽者，
何愁大地不相逢，




此是陰山入穴來，
立穴何須拘左右







二十四山雙雙起，
少有時師通此意。

五行分佈二十四，
時師此意何時記。

山上龍神不下水，
水里龍神不上山，

用此步水與量山，
百里江山一向間，

更有收山出煞法，
前後步天步相離，

此是陽山起頂來，
收山出煞正宜裁，

此是收山出煞書，
三節四節不須拘

只要龍身得生旺，
陰陽卻與穴中殊，

天上星辰是織羅，
水城三八要來過，

水步城門須要會，
恰如湖里雁交鵝，

富貴貧賤在水神，
水是山家血脈精，

山靜水動書夜定，
水主財聚山主人，

乾坤艮巽號御街，
四大尊神在內排，

生剋須憑五行布，
要識天機玄妙處，

乾坤艮巽水長流，
吉神克入家富豪，

請驗人家舊墳宅，
十墳埋下九墳貧，

惟有一墳能發福，
去水來山盡合情，

LongShuiJing similar to QingNanXu

3 forks water became 3 righteous water.
To recognize trace became to recognize source.

River north see became river north outgoing.


Both means the same - divine.
ChanJian river became wrapping streams. HuaSong mountains became imprisoning Hua mountains.
Observe water streams became water flow position,
Divine generation divine year mansion city palace became divine prefecture, divine city discuss CiXiong.

Yuan Kong became XuanKong.
















12 branches became 12 positions.



together this push became identical type.


Change to to recognize YinYang outgoing ancestral (dragon) has source.
When discuss XuanKong divide 5 elements,
to know obtain prosper weaken death and growth

Yang from left side became Yang from left road.








This is Yin mountain enters Xue incoming,
Xue location no need capture left right.








Both means the same.


secrets did it ever recorded became idea when is it recorded?


Both means the same

To measure mountain and to wade water became to pace water and measure mountain. River mountain one thundered within became once face within.
Real Yin Real Yang method became Reclining mountain extending Sha method.  8 feet do not mixed became pace heaven pace physiognomy separate.  
This is Yang mountain rise peak incoming,
Reclining mountain extending Sha exact judgement.

This is Reclining mountain extending Sha book.


Dragon god becomes dragon's body.
Both means almost the same.





Both means the same





prosper mountain people descendants became to assemble mountain host.









One household became people household. Day grave became grave mansion.

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DISCOURSE ON LONGSHUIJING

By changing a single character, it changes the entire meaning, for example: -

1. 3 fork water became 3 righteous water which has better meaning such as water from Growth, Prosperous and Graves (3 nobles). 
   
2. Incoming River South see River North is not much as clear as outgoing to River North.
   
3. 12 locations compared to 12 branches has much clarity as to refer to the 12 growth phases.

By changing the the entire phrase, it presents a new idea for example: -

1. Real Yin Real Yang method became Reclining mountain extending Sha method. This is one very important land form method. This is Yang mountain rise peak incoming, Reclining mountain extending Sha exact judgement. 
   

The remaining script of LongShuiJing provide more ideas and methodology such as Small XuanKong 小玄空 as the followings: -

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龍水經 vs 青囊序

丙丁乙酉原屬火，
乾坤卯午金同坐，

亥癸艮甲是木神，
戌庚丑未土為金，

子寅辰巽辛兼巳，
申與壬方是水神，

坎癸申辰坤乙星，
離壬寅戌兼乾甲，

艮丙兌丁兼巳醜，
巽辛震庚亥未受，

四木四金並八水，
四火四土俱入座，

十個退神如鬼靈，
十四進神家業興，

立向須明生剋化，
進退水路要知宗，

生入克入為進神，
生出克出是退神，

退水宜流千百步，
進水須教近戶庭，

進退得位出公卿，
大旺人丁家業興，

甲庚丙壬水來朝，
其家大富出官僚，

進神若退家資退，
亥子申宮皆一位，

退神若進主官非，
巽巳艮寅同一例。

癸坎騰騰入亥乾，
丙向夾蛇扦虎馬，

虎馬兔山高聳頂，
莊田置萬頃，

著紫著紅兼著綠，
寅甲水來逐，

更有諸位高峰起，
尖秀高圓俱得位，

長生高聳旺人丁，
旺位起峰財路聚，

水明消息少知音，
盡在玄空里內尋，

乾坤艮巽鬚髮長，
寅申巳亥長伶丁，

甲庚丙寅中男發，
子午卯酉中男殺，

乙辛丁癸少年強，
辰戌丑未少男殃，

更看明堂水來去，
文庫大小俱得位，

截定生旺莫教流，
直射直流家業退，

流坡生方主少亡，
衝破旺方財祿空，

文若來時男女亂，
庫方來去定非祥，

購堅明堂定方偶，
便從曲折審紫紆，

四尺五寸為一步，
折取須教向所宜，

小神須要入中神，
中神要入大神位，

三折祿馬上街去，
一舉登科名冠世，

奇貴貪狼巽祿馬，
三合連珠貴無價，

小神流短大神長，
富貴聲名滿天下，

正奇例，
三奇貪狼例，

正馬例，
祿例，

借馬例，
催官例。

子午卯酉號衙廳，
神壇寺觀亦能與，

內有旗槍紅門水，
雷公館位使人驚。

乾坤艮巽城門水，
其中來去要知音，

大神流入小神宮，
定主人家災禍至，

中神流入小神方，
災​​禍瘟癀不可聞，

小神流入大神位，
管取榮華家富貴，

乙辛丁癸神名小，
辰戌丑未小神表，

甲庚丙寅號中神，
子午卯酉中神照，

惟有乾坤艮巽方，
寅申巳亥大神當，

八幹四維流皆吉，
若放支神起禍殃，

四維八幹赦文水，
六秀並要上街去，

生入克入百口成，
生出克出退人丁，

是水流歸東大海，
惟有巽宮可去來，

尋龍鬚教認得真，
識龍方信術精通。

第一識龍要識穴，
海裡尋珠為上決，

第二要識面前砂，
斷人禍福定無差，

第三要識九宮水，
斷人禍福靈如鬼。

略敘此篇傳後代，
收拾家中藏匣內，

莫將輕授等間人，
非人得此生災害，

留與有德吉人看，
家家富貴光前代。

THE REMAINING OF LONGSHUIJING

Bing Ding Yi You originally fire frame,
Qian Kun Mao Wu metal same sitting,

Gui Hai Ren Jia are wood god,
Xu Geng Chou Wei earth are metal,

Zi Yin Chen Xun Xin doubled Si,
Shen and Ren direction is water god.

Kan Gui Shen Chen Kun Yi stars,
Li Ren Yin Xu doubly Qian Jia,

Gen Bing Dui Ding doubly Si Chou,
Xun Xin Zhen Geng Hai Wei received,

4 wood 4 metal together 8 water,
4 fire 4 earth entirely enter seat,

10 retreating gods as ghost spirits,
14 advance  gods house property flourish,

Facing must understand Growth Control,
Advance retreat  flow must know this,

Grow in control in as advancing god.
grow out control out as retreating god.

Retreating water once flow thousand pace
Incoming water must reach house door.

advance retreat position must have officer
huge prosperity descendant  properties,

Jia Geng Bing Ren water comes soon,
this household prosper produce officer

Advancing god retreat property decline
Hai Zi Shen palace every one position

Defeating god when advance court legal
Xun Si Gen Yin same one example.

Gui Kan scathingly enters Hai Qian,
Bing facing press snake array tiger horse

Tiger horse Rabbit mountain towering peak 
village fields to place vast space,

Display purple display red produce green
Yin Jia water come in pursue,

Even have every peak risen,
point refine high round entire position

Growth towering prosper descendants,
Prosperous locations rise peak livelihood 

Water bright bring news of close friend
use here XuanKong principle internal seek

Qian Kun Gen Xun hair beard long
Yin Shen Si Hai prolong clever descendant

Jia Geng Bing Yin middle male prosper
Zi Wu Mao You middle male killing

Yi Xing Ding Gui youngster strong
Chen Xu Chou Wei young male calamity,

Even to see bright hall water comes and go,
literary collections huge small entirely has position

Sure establish growth prosper none flow away,
Direct shoot direct flow family also gone,

Flow breaks Growth position host little calamity
flow breaks Prosperous position wealth are empty,

Literary comes timely male female confused,
storehouse come go determined un-prosperity,

購 (Gou) risen bright hall determined direction of calamity,
ordinarily yield 曲 (qu) 折 (zhe), crooked bend examine 紫 (purple) twist,

4 feet 5 inches as 1 pace,
bend to take must cross facing proper,

 Small god must have enter middle god,
middle god demand enter huge god position,

3 turn 祿馬 (salaried horse) up street go,
one move scale obtain rank 冠世 (coming of age),

Strange noble 貪狼 (tanglang) 巽 (Xun) or flow 祿馬 (salaried horse),
Three combination pearl string nobility are priceless,

Small god flow short Huge God longevity,
Prosperity sounded all over the world,

True mystical example,
3 mystical TangLang example,

True Horse example,
祿 (Salaried) or LuChun example,

借馬 (Borrowed horse) example,
催官 (urging officer) example,

Zi Wu Mao You alert Officer Hall,
god altar temple also can partake,

Internal has 旗槍 (flagged spear) red door water,
thunder god location frightened people.

Qian Kun Gen Xun castle gate water,
Among come and go must intimately understood,

Huge god flows enter small god palace,
establish host household with calamities

middle god flows enter small god location,
calamities epidemic sickness cannot sniff,

Small god enters huge god's location,
for sure household strike nobility and prosperity,

Yi Xin Ding Gui gods are small
Chen Xu Chou Wei small gods group

Jia Geng Bing Yin are middle gods,
Zi Wu Mao You middle gods in accordance,

When there are Qian Kun Gen Xun locations,
Yin Shen Si Hai huge gods chamber,

8 trunks (stems) 4 ordinals each prosperity,
seems releasing branch gods are calamities and disastrous, 

4 ordinals 8 stems pardon literary water,
6 nobles furthermore demand up street move,

Growth in control in hundred mouths success,
growth out control out retreat human descendants,

Is water flows return east huge ocean,
through 巽宮 (Xun palace) see outgoing incoming,

Search dragon's beard cross to examine clearly,
to know dragon direction must proficient such method.

First, to know locating dragon's Xue,
Ocean within locate pearl as primary,

Second, is the fronting embrace,
predetermine one's fate must discern clearly,

Third, to know 9 palaces water,
predetermine one's fate quickly just like a ghost.

Plan to explain these to later generations 
Upkeep household like a box concealed within,

Do not teach lightly to any person,
Bad people obtain such will grow calamities,

Leave this have morality lucky people see,
every family prosper bring forward generation.

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AS CONCLUSION

The remaining script introduces to us an entire method of XuanKong. The first 6 stanzas are the key poems defining the XuanKong elements to the 24 mountains such as: -

丙丁乙酉原屬火，乾坤卯午金同坐，
亥癸艮甲是木神，戌庚丑未土為金，
子寅辰巽辛兼巳，申與壬方是水神，

The following scripts are the application of this XuanKong methodology, that we may explain in the future installation.