一切經音義 90.192

90.192

巫覡 (the first character is pronounced wú; women serving ghosts and spirits are called wú; men serving ghosts and spirits are called xí; the second character is xíng + jī fanqie [xí]; xí means a person who sees spirits. In ancient times, during the Yin dynasty, Wu Xian first served as a shaman, using dancing to bring down the spirits; it depicts the form of dancing).