首楞嚴義疏注經 6.69

6.69

Managing the inner governance of the king is called inner stewardship. 'Governance' (zheng) is that by which one rectifies (zheng) what is not upright. Ministers and grandees are called 'houses'; the Son of Heaven and feudal lords are called 'states'. The empress and consorts of the Son of Heaven are called 'female rulers'; those of feudal lords are called 'consorts of state'. As for 'mandate' (ming), the husband is exalted at court, and the wife honored in the chambers; receiving a mandate from the empress and consorts, they are called 'mandated dames'. 'Matriarch' (dagu) refers to a woman whom the empress and consorts take as a teacher, like Cao Huiji. Within palace confines and state compounds, sights and sounds increase self-indulgence; if not aided by holy transformation, how could they yearn for pure chastity?