Classical Text 古典文獻
Sun Tzu — Art of War
孫子兵法
About this Text
關於此典籍
The Art of War (孫子兵法) is the oldest and most universally studied military strategy text in history. Its thirteen chapters address every dimension of strategic thinking: assessment, resource management, terrain, deception, intelligence, and the nature of victory. Within the Chinese Five Arts tradition, Sun Tzu's analytical framework — the Five Factors (Way, Heaven, Earth, Leader, Law) and their interaction — directly parallels the Five Arts assessment of Heaven timing, Earth form, and Human alignment in BaZi, Feng Shui, and ritual planning.
孫子兵法是歷史上最古老、最廣泛研究的軍事戰略典籍。十三篇涵蓋戰略思維的各個維度：評估、資源管理、地形、詭道、情報及勝利之道。在中國五術傳統中，孫子的分析框架——五因素（道、天、地、將、法）及其相互作用——與五術在八字、風水及儀式規劃中評估天時、地利、人和的方法直接對應。
Significance in the Liuren Fajiao Lineage
於六壬法教傳承之重要性
The Five Factors framework maps directly onto Five Arts practice: "Heaven" (天時) corresponds to BaZi timing and QMDJ tactical timing; "Earth" (地利) to Feng Shui site assessment; "Way" (道) to the Daoist cosmological foundation of all Five Arts; "Leader" (將) to the practitioner's Shen (Spirit/Intent) in ritual; "Law" (法) to systematic Fa methodology. Sun Tzu's insistence on knowing conditions before acting (知彼知己，百戰不殆) is the epistemological foundation of all classical Chinese arts — calculate first, act second.
五因素框架直接映射至五術實踐：「天」（天時）對應八字時機與奇門遁甲戰術時機；「地」（地利）對應風水選址；「道」對應五術的道家宇宙論基礎；「將」對應修行者在儀式中的神（意圖）；「法」對應系統性法教方法論。孫子強調行動前先知條件（知彼知己，百戰不殆）是所有中國古典藝術的認識論基礎——先計後動。
Source: Sun Tzu Art of War (孫子兵法), Sun Wu, Spring and Autumn PeriodTable of Contents
目錄
Chapter 1 — Laying Plans (始計)
始計
The Five Factors and Seven Elements that determine outcomes. Assessment precedes all action.
Chapter 2 — Waging War (作戰)
作戰
The economy of engagement: victory must be decisive and efficient. Protracted campaigns exhaust.
Chapter 3 — Attack by Stratagem (謀攻)
謀攻
Winning without fighting is supreme skill. Know self and enemy: 百戰不殆.
Chapter 4 — Tactical Dispositions (軍形)
軍形
First make yourself invincible; then wait for the enemy's vulnerability.
Chapter 5 — Energy / Shi (兵勢)
兵勢
Momentum and the use of unorthodox (奇) vs. orthodox (正) force.
Chapter 6 — Weak Points and Strong (虛實)
虛實
Strike emptiness (虛); avoid fullness (實). Xu-Shi is the Feng Shui practitioner's core diagnostic.
Chapter 7 — Maneuvering (軍爭)
軍爭
Converting disadvantage into advantage through positioning and timing.
Chapter 8 — Variation of Tactics (九變)
九變
Adaptability: the nine variations and how rigid rules lead to defeat.
Chapter 9 — The Army on the March (行軍)
行軍
Reading terrain signs: Heaven signs, Earth signs, and troop indicators.
Chapter 10 — Terrain (地形)
地形
Six types of terrain and how each demands different tactics.
Chapter 11 — The Nine Situations (九地)
九地
Nine strategic situation types and the psychology required for each.
Chapter 12 — The Attack by Fire (火攻)
火攻
Elemental force as strategic multiplier. Five targets, five fire responses.
Chapter 13 — The Use of Intelligence (用間)
用間
The five types of spies and the supreme importance of foreknowledge (先知).
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