續一切經音義 6.23

6.23

Spring and autumn sacrifices (祠祀: the first character has the fanqie *s- / c-*, the Erya states: "The spring sacrifice is called a ci (祠)"; Guo's commentary says: "Ci also speaks of drinking"; the Shiming states: "Ci means ci 詞 (words), referring to offering spoken prayers in supplication"; the second character has the fanqie *x- / l-*, the Qieyun states: "A sacrificial ritual"; the Erya says: "The Shang dynasty called it si (祀)"; Guo's commentary states: "It takes the meaning of the completion of one cycle of the four seasons"; both characters are derived from shi 示, pronounced like shi 視).