法苑珠林 45.48

45.48

The Baize tu says: "The essence of the latrine is named Yi; it wears green clothes and holds a white staff. If one knows its name and calls it, it will be eliminated; if one does not know its name, one dies. Furthermore, if a house is built and left unoccupied for three years, within it will be Manchao; it is two feet tall, and whenever it sees a person it covers its face. To see it brings good fortune. Furthermore, if a house is built and left unoccupied for three years, its essence is named Hu; it is seven feet tall, and he who sees it receives good fortune. Furthermore, if a house is built and left unoccupied for three years, within it will be a small child, three feet tall and without hair; whenever it sees a person it covers its nose. To see it brings good fortune. Furthermore, the essence of fire is named Bifang; its form is like a bird with one foot. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of wood is named Penghou; its form is like a black dog without a tail, and it can be cooked and eaten. Furthermore, inside a thousand-year-old tree there is an insect named Jiaqu; its form is like a piglet with two heads. Cooked and eaten, its flavor is like dog meat. Furthermore, the essence generated between the geographic features where there are mountain forests above and river springs below is named Bifang; its form is like a bird with a long tail. This is generated by the transformations of yin and yang. Furthermore, the essence of jade is named Daiwei; its form is that of a beautiful woman wearing green clothes. When seeing it, prick it with the tip of a peach branch and call its name, and you will capture it. Furthermore, the essence of gold is named Cang...; its form is like a piglet, and it dwells in people's houses, causing things to be disadvantageous for the wife. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of water is named Wangxiang; its form is like a small child with red eyes, a black body, large ears, and long claws. If one binds it with a rope, it can be captured; cooking it brings good auspiciousness. Furthermore, the essence of an old gate is named Ye; its form is like a dwarf, and whenever it sees someone it bows. If one calls it by its name, it brings benefit in food and drink. Furthermore, the essence of an old marsh is named Chu; its form is like a snake with one body and two heads, adorned with five-colored patterns. If one calls it by its name, it can be ordered to fetch gold and silver. Furthermore, the essence of an old abandoned mound or grave is named Wu; its form is like an old corvée laborer, wearing green clothes, holding a pestle, and fond of pounding. If one calls it by its name, it causes one to have good grain crops. Furthermore, the essence of an old road or path is named Ji; its form is like a rustic singing while walking. If one calls it by its name, it causes people not to lose their way. Furthermore, the essence of an old carriage is named Ningye; its form is like a covered wen carriage. Seeing it harms people's eyes; if one calls it by its name, it cannot harm one's eyes. Furthermore, the essence residing on roads is named Zuoqi; its form is like a man, and it is skilled at deceiving people. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of an old mortar is named Yi; its form is like a piglet. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of an old well or an old pool is named Guan; its form is like a beautiful woman fond of playing the flute. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence where water is cut off and there is gold is named Houbo; its form is like a person, five feet tall, wearing five-colored clothes. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of an old tower or house is named Lianggui; its form is like a red dog. If one calls it by its name, it makes people's eyes clear. Furthermore, where water springs up amidst mountain stones on the left and right, and its ravine stream flows forth for a thousand years without ceasing, its essence is named Xi; its form is like a small black child. If one calls it by its name, it can be ordered to fetch food and drink. Furthermore, the essence where the three armies fought is named Binman; its form is like a human head without a body, with red eyes, which spins whenever it sees a person. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of old waters and rocks is named Qingji; its form is like a person riding in a canopied carriage, racing a thousand li in a single day. If one calls it by its name, it can be ordered to enter the water and catch fish. Furthermore, the essence of mounds and graves is named Langgui; it is fond of fighting with people without rest. Make an arrow from peach and bramble fletched with eagle feathers to shoot it; the Langgui will transform into a whirlwind. If you take off your shoe and throw it at it, it cannot transform. Furthermore, the essence of an old marketplace is named Men; its form is like a round granary without hands or feet. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of an old chamber is named Sunlong; its form is like a small child, one foot four inches tall, wearing black clothes, a red turban, and a large cap, girded with a sword, and holding a halberd. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, the essence of a mountain is named Kui; its form is like a drum with one foot, moving as if walking. If one calls it by its name, it can be ordered to catch tigers, wolves, and leopards. Furthermore, the essence of an old pasture or worn pond is named Kundun; its form is like a headless ox, and whenever it sees someone it chases them. If one calls it by its name, it departs. Furthermore, if at night you see a child below the hall running with disheveled hair, do not detest it; its essence is named Gou. If one calls it by its name, there will be no blame. Furthermore, a hundred-year-old wolf transforms into a human female named Zhinü; its form is like a beautiful woman, sitting by the roadside and telling men: 'I have no parents or brothers.' If a man takes her as his wife, after a year she will eat people. If one calls her by her name, she flees and departs. Furthermore, the essence of an old privy is named Bei; its form is like a beautiful woman holding a mirror. If one calls her name, she feels shame and departs."