一切經音義 2.24

2.24

Heart and liver (心肝: The Baihu tong says: the heart represents propriety. It is the essence of southern fire. It resembles the red color of fire, is pointed and has lobes, like the shape of an unopened lotus flower. Wang Shuhe's Maijing says: the heart combines with the small intestine and large intestine to form the bowel; its storehouse is the spirit; its indicator is the mouth; therefore, when the heart is diseased, one loses voice and cannot speak. The Shuowen jiezi says: it is a pictographic character. The lower character is gu + an fan. The Baihu tong says: the liver represents benevolence. It is the essence of eastern wood. The benevolent love life; it resembles the shape of wood and has leaves, and its color is green-blue. Wang Shuhe says: the liver combines with the gallbladder to form the bowel; its spirit is the ethereal soul; its indicator is the eyes; therefore, when the liver is excessively hot, the eyes become red and dim. The Shuowen jiezi says: it takes the flesh signific and gan phonetic. Pointed (銳) is yu + hui fan. Lobes (瓣) is bai + man fan).