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title: 山天大畜 — Great Taming (Hexagram 26)
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# 山天大畜 · Great Taming — Hexagram 26

Hexagram 26 of the I Ching is 山天大畜 (Great Taming). Great Taming — great accumulation. Strong, honest, daily renewing virtue. It furthers one to cross the great water. Use accumulated strength for great deeds.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Excellent for major ventures and capital.
- **Relationships**: A long-lasting tie suitable for marriage.
- **Health**: Teeth, bones, joints.

## Structure

- Number: 26
- Name: 山天大畜
- English: Great Taming
- Romaji: san-ten-taichiku
- Pinyin: dà xù
- Upper: 山 (Mountain)
- Lower: 天 (Heaven)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 26 (山天大畜) mean?

Great Taming — great accumulation. Strong, honest, daily renewing virtue. It furthers one to cross the great water.

### What does 山天大畜 counsel?

Use accumulated strength for great deeds.

### What does 山天大畜 say about work?

Excellent for major ventures and capital.

### What does 山天大畜 say about relationships?

A long-lasting tie suitable for marriage.

### What does 山天大畜 say about health?

Teeth, bones, joints.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 26?

Upper trigram 山 (Mountain) over lower trigram 天 (Heaven).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/26)