佛祖統紀 35.78

35.78

In the twenty-first year, in the tenth month on the gengzi day (the twenty-second year of Duke Xiang of Lu), Confucius was born in Zou Hamlet in Lu. His father was Shuliang He (he pronounced he-mo) and his mother was of the Yan clan. He was born after they prayed at Mount Niqiu. Because the top of his head was concave at the crown, he was named Qiu (Niqiu is the name of a mountain in Lu; yu is pronounced wu, meaning low in the centre and high on the four sides). His courtesy name was Zhongni. He was nine cubits and six inches tall (Shiji).