[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) › 1.77 # 釋氏稽古略 1.77 釋氏稽古略 1.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.77) 昌意之子。黃帝孫也。以水德。都帝丘（今東昌路濮州兗域）。生八才子。謂之八凱。少昊氏之衰。人民雜糅。民瀆于祀。祭享無度。帝平九黎之亂。神人不雜。無相侵瀆。作曆以孟春為元。故帝為曆宗也。土地東至蟠木。西至流沙。南至交趾。北至幽陵（今燕京也）在位七十八年。海外經曰。東海中有山名曰度索。上有大桃樹。屈蟠三千里。地里誌曰。流沙在甘肅省甘州路。郡名張掖。 > He was the son of Changyi and grandson of the Yellow Emperor. Ruling by the virtue of Water, he established his capital at Diqiu (present-day Puyang, Dongchang Route, in the territory of Yanzhou). He had eight talented sons, known as the 'Eight Harmonious Ones' (Ba Kai). During the decline of the Shaohao clan, the people were mixed together and defiled the sacrificial rites, offering worship without moderation. The Emperor pacified the rebellion of the Jiuli, ensuring that spirits and mortals did not mingle and did not infringe upon or desecrate one another. He created a calendar taking the first month of spring as the beginning of the year; hence, the Emperor was regarded as the founder of astronomy and calendars. His realm reached Panmu in the east, the Flowing Sands (Liusha) in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and Youling (present-day Yanjing) in the north. He reigned for seventy-eight years. The Classic of the Seas and Mountains says: 'In the Eastern Sea there is a mountain named Dousuo, upon which stands a great peach tree twisting and coiling for three thousand li.' The Geographic Gazette states: 'The Flowing Sands are in Ganzhou Route, Gansu Province, under the commandery name of Zhangye.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.76) - [Next: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.78) - [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.1.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.1.77) · Pramāṇa