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Where does na jia (receiving stems) come from?

The method of receiving stems is usually attributed to Jing Fang of the Han dynasty (78 to 37 BCE). The historian Ban Gu recorded that Jing Fang was skilled at divining hexagrams according to the I Ching, and a divination book attributed to him describes the method of receiving stems, that is, the way of attaching the lines of a hexagram to the stems and branches of the calendar. Attributing the whole system to one individual is a traditional way of tracing origins, not a definitive conclusion of the historical record.

From the article “Where to Start When Setting Up a Liu Yao Hexagram: How the 64 Hexagrams Divide Into Eight Palaces, From the Pure Hexagram to the Fifth Generation, Wandering Soul and Returning Soul, What Element Each Palace Carries, and How Na Jia Assigns Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches”