法苑珠林 45.47

45.47

The Bowuzhi says: "On small mountains there are kui; their shape is like a drum, they have one foot, and they know ritual etiquette. In marshes there are weishe; their form is like a wheel hub, and their length is like a carriage shaft. He who sees one shall become an autocrat. Anciently, when Yu of the Xia surveyed the River, he saw a tall being with a fish's body, who came forth and said, 'I am the essence of the River.' Was he not the River Earl?"