明代象祠记：舜德影响与苗夷信仰探析.pdfVIP

象祠记①

[明]

灵、博之山，有象祠焉。其下诸苗夷

之居者，咸神而祠之。宣尉安君，因诸苗夷

之请，新其祠屋，而请记于予。予曰：“毁之

乎，其新之也？”曰：“新之。”“新之也，何

居乎？”曰：“斯祠之肇也，盖莫知其原。然

吾诸蛮夷之居是者，自吾父、吾祖溯曾、高

而上，皆尊奉而禋祀焉，举而不敢废也。”

予曰：“乎？有鼻②之祀，唐之

人盖尝毁之。象之道，以为子则不孝，以为

弟则傲；斥于唐，而犹存，坏于有鼻，

而犹盛土也，乎？”我知之矣！君

子之爱若人也，推及于其屋之乌，而况于圣

人之弟乎哉？然则祠者为舜，非为象也。意

象，其在干羽既格乎？不然，古之

骜桀者岂少哉？而象之祠独延于世。吾于是

盖有以见舜德之至，入人之深，而流泽之远

且久也。象之不仁，盖其始焉耳；又乌知其

终之不见化于舜也？瞽瞍③亦允若，则已化

而为慈父；象犹不弟，不可以为谐。进治于

ElephantTemple①

[Ming]WangShourenThereisanelephanttemplei

nthemountainsofLingandBo.TheMiaoandYipeople

livingtherebelowworshipedthegods.XuanweiAnjun,

attherequestoftheMiaobarbarians,builtanew

ancestralhouse,andpleaserememberitinmy

memory.Yusaid:Ifitisdestroyed,isitnew?Hesaid:

Itisnew.Itisnew,wherecanitlive?Hesaid:The

originofthistempleisunknown,butIdontknowits

origin.However,allthebarbarianswhohavelivedhere

sincemyfatherandmyancestorshaveworshipeditand

worshipedit,andtheydarenotabolishit.

Yusaid:Whatswrong?TherewasasacrificeofBi2,

butpeopleintheTangDynastytriedtodestroyit.Theway

ofXiangisthatifyouthinkofason,youareunfilial,andif

youthinkofayoungerbrother,youarearrogant.Itwas

criticizedintheTangDynasty,butitstillexiststoday.Itis

badbecausethereisanose,butitisstillflourishinginthis

land.Howisit?Iknowit!Agentlemansloveislikea

,anditisextendedtotheblackbirdsinhishouse,

anditisworsethanthesaint.Ishetheyoungerbrotherofa

man?However,thewhoworshipsthetempleis

Shun,no