一切經音義 69.80

69.80

Sacrifice and pray (祠禱: the first character *fanqie* 似 + 滋. The *Baihu tong* says: “A祠 [ancestral sacrifice] means to continue (嗣).” Gu Yewang says: “祠 is also a general name for sacrifices.” The second character is *fanqie* 刀 + 老. Zheng Xuan’s commentary to the *Liji* says: “Seeking blessings is called 禱; receiving blessings is called 祠.” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “Both characters are composed of 示 [‘spirit/altar’] with 司 and 壽 as phonetics”).