鬼谷子思想探微：縱橫家連合學

Guiguzi's Thought: The Crisscross Study of the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliances

筆者認為老子、孔子、鬼谷子的學說哲理，加上最初的易學與後來的佛學，交織影響神州大地中華文化迄今，因此了解領會《鬼谷子》的內容，並且從《易經》、《道德經》、《中庸》和《六祖壇經》中，找出與其經義相應互鳴之處，顯得格外重要。只是和老、孔、佛學，多不勝數的資料相比，筆者認為有必要先論述自己對於谷學的縱橫思想，而這思想或許可從「囗」字說起。

Chinese thought and culture may be said to be based on the philosophies of Daoism, Confucianism, the I Ching and Buddhism. In a solemn atmosphere of revering and worshiping Laozi, Confucius, and Buddha, Guiguzi's contribution to Chinese culture is almost ignored and forgotten by Chinese descendants. Against this background, this study investigates the Guiguzi (can be interpreted as The Art of Speaking, Listening, and Silence) in order to understand its connections with the I Ching, Dao De Jing, Zhong Yong, and the Liou Zu Tan Jing (Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch). Since there has been relatively little research on the Guiguzi, it is important to make its contents better known. In particular, this study evaluates the crisscross study of the Zong Heng Jia (school of vertical and horizontal alliances), beginning with the meaning of ''囗 wei'', which means ''to surround''.