[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 1.132 # 釋氏稽古略 1.132 釋氏稽古略 1.132 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.132) 黃帝之後。初帝嚳次妃簡狄。見玄鳥墮卵。取而吞之生契（音薛）。契仕事唐虞為司徒。教民有功封於商。賜姓子氏。契生昭明。昭明生相土。相土生昌若。昌若生曹圉。曹圉生冥。冥生振。振生微。微生報丁。報丁生報乙。報乙生報丙。報丙生主壬。主壬生主癸。主癸生天乙。是為成湯。為夏方伯。葛伯不祀仇餉。湯始征之。是時伊尹耕于有辛之野。湯使人以幣聘之。因說湯伐夏以救民之事。湯進伊尹于桀。桀不能用。伊尹復歸湯。桀之賢臣費昌亦歸於湯。湯出見張網四面。湯為解其三面。更其祝曰。欲左者左。欲右者右。欲高者高。欲下者下。不用命者入吾網。漢南諸侯聞之曰。湯德及禽獸。歸之者四十餘國。桀暴虐萬姓。伊尹相湯伐桀。費昌為御戰于鳴條（解州也）桀師敗績。湯放桀於南巢。諸侯大會。湯退就諸侯之位曰。天下惟有道者可以處之。可以治之。三讓。諸侯皆推湯。於是即天子位。以水德都亳（今河南府路偃師縣是也）。除桀之邪虐。以寬治民。民喜遠近歸之。改正朔。夏之前皆以建寅之月為正月。湯既革夏命。乃以建丑之月為正月。十二寸為尺。色尚白。牲用白。以白為徽號。服旱冠而縞衣。初置二相。以伊尹仲虺為之。作樂曰大濩。在位十三年崩。壽一百歲。太子太丁早卒。次子外丙立。 > A descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Originally, Emperor Ku's secondary consort Jiandi saw a dark bird drop an egg, took it, and swallowed it, giving birth to Xie (pronounced \*Xie\*). Xie served Tang and Yu as Minister of Education (Situ); having merit in instructing the people, he was enfeoffed with Shang and granted the surname Zi. Xie fathered Zhaoming; Zhaoming fathered Xiangtu; Xiangtu fathered Changruo; Changruo fathered Caoyu; Caoyu fathered Ming; Ming fathered Zhen; Zhen fathered Wei; Wei fathered Bao Ding; Bao Ding fathered Bao Yi; Bao Yi fathered Bao Bing; Bao Bing fathered Zhu Ren; Zhu Ren fathered Zhu Gui; Zhu Gui fathered Tian Yi. This was Cheng Tang. He served as the Xia Regional Chief. The Earl of Ge did not sacrifice and was hostile to food-provisions; Tang first campaigned against him. At that time, Yi Yin was plowing in the fields of Youxin. Tang sent men with gifts to recruit him, who thereupon persuaded Tang of the enterprise of attacking Xia to rescue the people. Tang presented Yi Yin to Jie, but Jie could not employ him. Yi Yin returned again to Tang. Jie's worthy minister Fei Chang also pledged allegiance to Tang. Tang went out and saw nets spread on four sides. Tang removed three sides for them and changed their prayer, saying, "May those wishing to go left go left; may those wishing to go right go right; may those wishing to soar high soar high; may those wishing to drop low drop low; only those who do not heed my decree shall enter my net." When the feudal lords south of the Han River heard this, they said, "Tang's virtue extends even to birds and beasts!" More than forty states submitted to him. Jie was brutal and tyrannical to the ten thousand people. Yi Yin assisted Tang in attacking Jie, and Fei Chang served as charioteer. They fought at Mingtiao (that is, Jiezhou), and Jie's army suffered a crushing defeat. Tang exiled Jie to Nanchao. The feudal lords held a great assembly. Tang stepped down and took the seat of a feudal lord, saying, "All under Heaven may only be occupied by one who possesses the Way, and only such a one may govern it." He yielded three times, and all the feudal lords pushed Tang forward. Thereupon he ascended the throne of the Son of Heaven. Operating under the virtue of Water, he established his capital at Bo (present-day Yanshi County in Henanfu Circuit). He eradicated Jie's wickedness and tyranny, and governed the people with leniency. The people rejoiced, and those near and far submitted to him. He reformed the calendar: before Xia, the month of \*Jian-yin\* was taken as the first month; after Tang transformed the Xia mandate, he took the month of \*Jian-chou\* as the first month. Twelve inches made one foot. The color honored was white; sacrificial beasts used were white; white was used for the emblem. He wore the drought-cap and plain silk garments. He first established two chancellors, employing Yi Yin and Zhonghui in these offices. He composed the music called \*Dahu\*. He had been on the throne for thirteen years when he passed away, at the age of one hundred. The crown prince Tai Ding died early, and the second son Wai Bing was enthroned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.131) - [Next: 1.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.133) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.1.132) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.132) · Pramāṇa