一切經音義 88.259

88.259

稽顙（上溪禮反考聲云拜而首至地又至手也又作稽愽雅作稽下桑朗反方言顙額也何休注公羊云稽顙謂叩頭於地也）。

Prostrating oneself (稽顙): The first character is pronounced *xi* + *li* fan. The Kaosheng says: 'Prostrating with one's head touching the ground, and also touching the hands.' It is also written as 稽, and the Boya writes it as 稽. The second character is pronounced *sang* + *lang* fan. The Fangyan says: 'The brow (顙) is the forehead.' He Xiu's commentary on the Gongyang [zhuan] says: '稽顙 means knocking the head against the ground.'