續一切經音義 2.143

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祠祭（上似茲反爾雅曰春祭曰祠郭璞注祠之言飤也飤音似下子例反切韻亨薦也爾雅曰祭天曰燔柴祭地曰塵埋論語曰祭神如神在說文祭字從月音肉從又音手從示音視謂手持肉以示即為祭矣經作祭非本字）。

祠祭 (sacrifices and offerings: the first character is *s[ì]-z[ī]* fan; the Erya says: “The spring sacrifice is called 祠 [*cí*].” Guo Pu's commentary states: “祠 is equivalent to 飤 (to feed).” 飤 is pronounced *s[ì]*. The second character is *z[ǐ]-l[ì]* fan; the Qieyun states: “To cook and present offerings.” The Erya says: “Sacrificing to Heaven is called burning firewood (燔柴); sacrificing to Earth is called burying in the dust (塵埋).” The Analects says: “Sacrifice to the spirits as if the spirits were present.” The Shuowen jiezi states that the character 祭 is classified under 月 (pronounced 肉 [meat]), under 又 (pronounced 手 [hand]), and under 示 (pronounced 視 [vision]); meaning holding meat in the hand to show it forth is a sacrifice. The sūtra writing 祭 is not the original character).