佛祖歷代通載 2.78

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（十九　甲子　二六）　文王（姓姬氏至武王都于鎬。今京兆）王木德。其先起于后稷（帝嚳之妃姜嫄。履大人迹而生。多有異相。棄之阨巷。牛馬不踐。移山獸育。置水禽養。復收而育。故名棄姓。好種植事。堯為稷官。功封于邰。曰后稷也）不窋○鞠○公劉○慶節○皇僕○差弗○毀渝○公非○高圉○亞圉○公祖類○太王亶父（一曰古公）生三子太伯虞仲季歷（文王父也。初國于豳。古公遷于岐伯仲知古公欲立季歷以傳昌。乃奔荊蠻。果立歷以傳昌也。古今記世紀有異于史記。）王名昌（季歷子。一名大王。少子都豐為紂西伯。大有賢德）在位五十年（壽九十七。諡忠信接禮曰文）重八卦之爻為周易乾六宮數有九三十六老陽也坎一宮七數二十二少陽也艮八宮七數二十八少陽也震三宮七數二十八少陽也巽四宮八數三十二少陰也離九宮八數三十二少陰坤二宮六數二十四老陰兌七宮八數三十二少陰。每卦有六爻六神名。主吉凶之事。謂青龍朱雀白虎玄武騰蛇勾陳。

(19; Cycle 26) King Wen (surnamed Ji; down to King Wu the capital was at Hao, present-day Jingzhao) ruled by the virtue of Wood. His line originated with Houji (consort of Emperor Ku, Jiang Yuan, trod upon a giant's footprint and gave birth to him; he bore many extraordinary marks; discarded in a narrow lane, oxen and horses did not trample him; moved to the mountains, beasts reared him; placed in water, birds nurtured him; she then took him back and raised him, hence his name Qi ["Abandoned"]; he loved farming and served as Yao's Minister of Agriculture; for his merit he was enfeoffed at Tai, and called Houji). Biku; Ju; Duke Liu; Qingjie; Huangpu; Chafu; Huiyu; Gongfei; Gaoyu; Yayu; Gongzulei; Great King Danfu (also called Gugong) fathered three sons: Taibo, Yu Zhong, and Ji Li (father of King Wen. Initially their state was at Bin; Gugong moved to Qi. Taibo and Yu Zhong, knowing Gugong wished to enthrone Ji Li in order to pass the rule to Chang, fled to the Jing Man barbarians; as expected, Gugong enthroned Li to pass it to Chang. The Ancient and Modern Records and the Historical Records differ on this). The king's name was Chang (son of Ji Li; also known as Great King; as a younger son he had his capital at Feng, serving as Zhou's Earl of the West under Zhou Xin; he possessed great virtue). He reigned for 50 years (living to 97; posthumously, one who is loyal, trustworthy, and observes ritual is called Wen). He doubled the lines of the eight trigrams to make the Zhou Changes: the Qian sixth palace has the number nine, thirty-six, the mature yang; the Kan first palace has seven, the number twenty-two [twenty-eight], the young yang; the Gen eighth palace has seven, the number twenty-eight, the young yang; the Zhen third palace has seven, the number twenty-eight, the young yang; the Xun fourth palace has eight, the number thirty-two, the young yin; the Li ninth palace has eight, the number thirty-two, the young yin; the Kun second palace has six, the number twenty-four, the mature yin; the Dui seventh palace has eight, the number thirty-two, the young yin. Each hexagram has six lines and the names of six spirits presiding over auspicious and inauspicious matters: the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Soaring Snake, and Hooked Array.