Sources & Evidence

Source inventory

Eastern Lens currently retrieves from an indexed knowledge base containing more than two million words, 4,153 indexed passages, more than fifteen classical works, and five major traditions.

Tradition	Representative works	How we use it
BaZi	Yuan Hai Zi Ping, Qiong Tong Bao Jian	Chart reading, elemental patterns, Useful God
Daoist	Laozi, Zhuangzi	Non-forcing, timing, perspective
Confucian	Analects, Mencius, Xunzi	Contribution, role, and conduct
Yi studies	Zhou Yi Zheng Yi, Zhou Yi Zhu Shu	Change, timing, and decision framing
Military / strategy	Sun Tzu, 36 Strategies, Liu Tao	Position, preparation, and restraint

Evidence levels

Level	Meaning
C1	Direct primary-source claim
C2	Scholarly or historical interpretation
C3	Modern analytical analogy
C4	Eastern Lens interpretation
C5	Fictional or illustrative example
C6	Marketing or opinion

Interpretation policy

• Classical claims are separated from modern analogies.
• Translations are treated as interpretations, not replacements for the original.
• Modern psychology, strategy, and management ideas are used as comparative lenses.
• Illustrative examples are labeled as fictional or composite.
• We do not claim medical, legal, financial, or guaranteed predictive authority.