金光明經文句記 1.170

1.170

二、「譬」下，約歷代人王為譬。諸姓者，謂三皇五帝之姓也。太昊伏羲氏風姓，炎帝神農氏姜姓，黃帝有熊氏公孫姓，此三皇也。少昊金天氏，顓頊高陽氏，帝嚳高辛氏，皆姬姓，帝堯陶唐氏伊祁姓，帝舜有虞氏姚姓，此五帝也。故云諸姓也。應運迭興者，應天五行相生之運也。伏羲應木運，神農火運，黃帝土運，五帝依次推之。龍師者，伏羲初立有龍瑞故，以龍紀官。故《左傳》曰「太昊氏以龍紀，故為龍師而為龍名。」鳥官者，少昊始立有鳳瑞，故以鳥紀官。故《左傳》曰「少昊摯之立也，鳳適至，故為鳥師而鳥名。」隨時霸立者，謂應運王天下也。百代雖異，謂紀號不同也。統王是一，皆天下主也。

Second, from "As a metaphor" downward, he uses the human kings of successive dynasties as a metaphor. "The various surnames" refers to the surnames of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Taihao of the Fuxi clan had the surname Feng; Yandi of the Shennong clan had the surname Jiang; the Yellow Emperor of the Youxiong clan had the surname Gongsun—these are the Three Sovereigns. Shaohao of the Jintian clan, Zhuanxu of the Gaoyang clan, Emperor Ku of the Gaoxin clan were all of the Ji surname; Emperor Yao of the Taotang clan had the surname Yiqi; Emperor Shun of the Youyu clan had the surname Yao—these are the Five Emperors. Hence it says "the various surnames." "Rising in alternation in accordance with the cycle" means corresponding to the cycle of the mutual generation of the five phases in Heaven. Fuxi corresponded to the wood cycle, Shennong to the fire cycle, the Yellow Emperor to the earth cycle, and the Five Emperors are deduced sequentially from these. "Dragon Masters": when Fuxi first arose, there was an auspicious omen of a dragon, and so he recorded offices by means of dragons. Therefore the Zuo Zhuan says: "The Taihao clan recorded by dragons, and so they were Dragon Masters and used dragons for names." "Bird Officials": when Shaohao first arose, there was an auspicious omen of a phoenix, and so he recorded offices by means of birds. Therefore the Zuo Zhuan says: "When Shaohao Zhi arose, a phoenix happened to arrive, and so they were Bird Masters and used birds for names." "Establishing hegemony according to the times" means ruling as kings over all under Heaven in accordance with the cycle. "Although a hundred generations differ" means that their reigns and designations are not identical. "The sovereign king is one" means that all are masters of all under Heaven.