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Liuren shending jing 六壬神定經 is a text on prognostication written during the Northern Song period 北宋 (960-1126) by Yang Weide 楊惟德 (c. 1050). He was Grand Master for Closing Court (chaosan dafu 朝散大夫), Librarian in the Editorial Service of the Heir Apparent (taizi xima 太子洗馬) and also worked in the calendar department of the Spring Offices (sitian chunguan 司天春官).
The book had an original size 10 juan, as listed in the bibliographical chapters in the Tongzhi 通志 and dynastic history Songshi 宋史. The book is introduces by an imperial preface written during the Jingyou reign-period 景祐 (1034-1037). It is a systematic analysis of all elements of the world on the background of the liu-ren 六壬 divination method (see Liuren daquan 六壬大全).
The texts is included in the series Yangshiqianqibaiershiwuhezhai congshu 仰視千七百二十九鶴齋叢書.