法苑珠林 6.119

6.119

高辛氏有老婦人居於王宮。得耳疾曆時醫為挑治。出頂蟲大如繭。婦人去後。置以瓠籬。覆之以盤。俄爾頂蟲乃化為犬。其文五色。因名盤瓠。遂畜之。時戎吳盛強數侵邊境。遣將征討不能禽勝。乃募天下有能得戎吳將軍首者。購金千斤封邑萬戶。又賜以少女。後盤瓠銜得一頭將造王闕。王診視之即是戎吳。為之柰何。群臣皆曰。盤瓠是畜不可官秩。又不可妻。雖有功無施也。少女聞之啟王曰。大王既以我許天下矣。盤瓠銜首而來為國除害。此天命使然。豈狗之智力哉。王者重言。霸者重信。不可以子女微軀而負明約於天下。國之禍也。王懼而從之。令少女隨。盤瓠將女上南山。山草木茂盛無人行迹。於是女解去上衣為僕豎之紛。著獨拘之叉。隨盤瓠昇山入谷止于石室之中。王悲思之遣往視覓。天輒風雨嶺震雲晦往者莫至。蓋經三年產六男六女。盤瓠死後自相配偶為夫妻。織績木皮染以草實。好五色衣服裁制著用。經後母歸以語王。王遣追之男女。天不復雨衣服𮂝褳言語侏離。飲食蹲踞好山惡都。王順其意有詔賜以名山廣澤。號曰蠻夷。蠻夷者。外癡內黠。安土重賜以其受異氣於天命故。待以不常之伴。田作價販無開濕符傳租稅之賦。有邑君長皆賜印綬。冠用獺皮。取其游食於水。今即梁漢巴蜀武陵長沙廬江群夷是也。周糝雜魚肉叩槽而號。每祭盤瓠。其俗至今。故世稱赤𩨫橫頵盤瓠子孫（右六條出搜神記）。

In the time of Gaoxin, an old woman lived in the royal palace. She suffered from an ear ailment for a long time, and a physician probed and treated it, extracting a top-shaped worm as large as a cocoon. After the woman left, it was placed under a gourd strainer and covered with a basin. Presently, the worm transformed into a dog with five-colored markings; hence it was named Panhu, and they reared it. At that time, the Rongwu were powerful and repeatedly invaded the borders. Generals sent to subjugate them could not overcome them. The king then made an offer to the realm: whoever could obtain the head of the general of the Rongwu would be rewarded with a thousand catties of gold, enfeoffed with an estate of ten thousand households, and granted the king's young daughter in marriage. Later, Panhu brought back a severed head to the royal palace. The king examined it, and it was indeed the Rongwu [general]. What was to be done? The ministers all said: ‘Panhu is a beast; he cannot be given an official rank, nor can he take a wife. Although he has merit, nothing can be conferred.’ Hearing this, the young daughter addressed the king, saying: ‘Great King, you already made a promise to the realm with my person. Panhu brought the head in his jaws to remove harm from the state; this was brought about by the mandate of Heaven—how could it be mere canine intellect and strength? A king values his word; a hegemon values good faith. You must not, for the sake of a daughter's slight body, breach a clear compact with the realm; that would bring calamity upon the state.’ Apprehensive, the king complied and ordered the young daughter to follow him. Panhu led the girl up into the Southern Mountains, where the vegetation was lush and untrodden by humans. Thereupon, the girl removed her upper garments, gathered her hair into the knot of a servant boy, and wore a single-tine hairpin. Following Panhu, she scaled mountains and entered valleys, settling within a rock chamber. The king grieved and longed for her, sending people to search, but Heaven invariably sent wind and rain, causing the ridges to shake and clouds to darken, so that none could reach them. After three years passed, she gave birth to six boys and six girls. After Panhu died, they mated with one another and became husbands and wives. They wove tree bark and dyed it with grass berries, delighting in five-colored clothing, which they cut and tailored to wear. Later, the mother returned and spoke to the king. The king sent people to summon the sons and daughters. The sky no longer rained. Their clothes were narrow and short, their speech gibberish; they squatted to eat and drink, loving the mountains and hating cities. Acceding to their wishes, the king issued an edict granting them famous mountains and vast marshes, styling them the Man-Yi. As for the Man-Yi: outwardly foolish, inwardly shrewd, they hold to their lands and prize gifts. Because they received unusual qi by heavenly mandate, they were treated as extraordinary companions: in farming and trading, they were exempt from passes, tallies, and rental taxes. Their settlement chiefs were all granted seals and ribbons, and wore otter-skin caps, taken from the otter's feeding in the water. Today, these are the various Yi of Liang-Han, Ba-Shu, Wuling, Changsha, and Lujiang. Scattering rice over fish and meat and drumming on troughs with loud shouts whenever sacrificing to Panhu, their customs endure to this day. Thus the world calls them the ‘red-shin, wide-cheekbone’ descendants of Panhu. (The above six items are from the Soushen ji.)