金光明經文句記 1.226

1.226

初、引經。天地大忌者，忌亦禁也、戒也。五星，謂東木精，歲星；南火精，熒惑；西金精，太白；北水精，辰星；中土精，鎮星。五嶽者，東嶽泰山，屬兗州；南嶽衡山，屬荊州；西嶽華山，屬雍州；北嶽常山，屬并州；中嶽嵩山，屬豫州。五藏，謂肝、心、脾、肺、腎也。以星嶽藏俱配五行，但以五行對戒則三義自顯：不殺對木，木主生長，殺則不生；不婬對火，火主照明，邪婬私隱；不飲對土，土則鎮靜，醉則傾搖；不盜對金，金為刑殺，盜則遭刑；不妄對水，方圓任器，以彰不妄，妄則反是。配五行則已配五星，嶽之與藏秖主五行。經云五嶽，蓋譯者順此方潤色耳。違天等者，上對五星，犯之則違天，下配五嶽，犯之則觸地，中成五藏，犯之則伐身。

First, citing the sūtra. Regarding "the great taboos of Heaven and Earth," taboo (ji) also means prohibition and precept. The five planets refer to the eastern wood essence, the Year Star (Jupiter); the southern fire essence, the Dazzling Deluder (Mars); the western metal essence, the Great White (Venus); the northern water essence, the Chronogram Star (Mercury); and the central earth essence, the Quelling Star (Saturn). The Five Sacred Peaks are Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, belonging to Yanzhou; Mount Heng, the Southern Peak, belonging to Jingzhou; Mount Hua, the Western Peak, belonging to Yongzhou; Mount Chang, the Northern Peak, belonging to Bingzhou; and Mount Song, the Central Peak, belonging to Yuzhou. The five viscera refer to the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Since the planets, peaks, and viscera are all correlated with the five elements, simply by matching the five elements against the precepts, the three meanings will naturally become apparent: non-killing corresponds to wood, as wood governs growth and life, while killing results in non-living; non-unchastity corresponds to fire, as fire governs illumination, while sexual misconduct is clandestine; non-drinking corresponds to earth, as earth is tranquil and stable, while drunkenness results in faltering and swaying; non-stealing corresponds to metal, as metal is used for execution, while stealing leads to punishment; non-false speech corresponds to water, as water conforms to square or round according to the vessel, thereby demonstrating non-falseness, while falsehood is the reverse of this. Correlating with the five elements already correlates with the five planets, and the peaks and the viscera merely govern the five elements. The sūtra's mention of the Five Sacred Peaks was likely the translator embellishing the text to accord with this land. As for "transgressing Heaven," etc.: above they correspond to the five planets, so violating them violates Heaven; below they match the Five Sacred Peaks, so violating them offends the Earth; centrally they constitute the five viscera, so violating them harms the body.