一切經音義 56.489

56.489

銘記（莫庭反謂雋刻金石以記功德也禮記銘者自名也銘義稱美不稱惡周禮凡有功者銘書於王之太常鄭玄曰銘之言名也）。

Engraved record (銘記: [fanqie] mo + ting. It refers to carving on metal and stone to record merit and virtue. The Book of Rites says: "An inscription (銘) is to name oneself; the meaning of an inscription is to praise goodness, not to mention evil." The Rites of Zhou says: "Whenever there are meritorious persons, they are inscribed on the king's grand banner." Zheng Xuan says: "銘 is spoken of as naming [someone's deeds]").