The Eight Palaces

八宮 · Ba Gong

八宮 · Ba Gong

The Eight Palaces

Eight households of hexagrams, organized by ruling trigram.

Palace 1
Qian Palace
乾
Ruling trigram: Ch'ien
☰

Palace of Heaven
Palace 2
Kan Palace
坎
Ruling trigram: K'an
☵

Palace of Water
Palace 3
Gen Palace
艮
Ruling trigram: Kên
☶

Palace of Mountain
Palace 4
Zhen Palace
震
Ruling trigram: Chên
☳

Palace of Thunder
Palace 5
Xun Palace
巽
Ruling trigram: Sun
☴

Palace of Wind
Palace 6
Li Palace
離
Ruling trigram: Li
☲

Palace of Fire
Palace 7
Kun Palace
坤
Ruling trigram: K'un
☷

Palace of Earth
Palace 8
Dui Palace
兌
Ruling trigram: Tui
☱

Palace of Lake