Overview
Xizu was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Associated with
- At Jingling Palace 景靈宮 · Relation Proposed enshrinement at
Events and relationships
Placed as founding ancestor centered
AD 1078 元豐元年 · Temple plan · Honoree
Tablet as founding ancestor and paired with Life Giving Emperor
AD 1068 to AD 1077 王安石與帝議配侑 (在元豐元年以前，當熙寧) · Posthumous ritual · Honoree
Tablets brought to chamber
AD 1080 元豐三年二月 · Enshrinement visitation · Chamber honoree
References in the histories
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History of Song, Chapter 106Volume 106 Treatises 59: Rites 9 · 10 passages
同知太常禮院蘇棁請：「即景靈宮祔僖祖，即與唐祔 獻、懿二祖於興聖、明德廟，禮意無異。」
Associate director Su Chuo of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices proposed: "Enshrining Xizu at Jingling Palace is no different in ritual intent from Tang enshrining the Xian and Yi ancestors at the Xingsheng and Mingde temples."
同判禮院周孟陽等言：「自僖祖而上，世次莫知，則僖祖為始祖無疑，宜以僖祖配感生帝。」
Acting head Zhou Mengyang of the Court of Ritual and others argued: "Generations above Xizu are unknown, Xizu as founding ancestor is beyond doubt, and he should be paired with the Life-Giving Emperor."
章衡請：「尊僖祖為始祖， 而次祧順祖，以合子為父屈之義。
Zhang Heng proposed: "Honor Xizu as founding ancestor and next move Shunzu to distant-line status, in accord with the principle that the son bends for the father.
推僖祖侑感生之祀，而罷宣祖配位，以合祖以孫尊之義，餘且如舊制。」
Advance Xizu to assist at the Life-Giving Emperor sacrifice and discontinue Xuanzu's pairing, honoring the ancestor through the grandson; the rest should follow former regulations."
安石曰：「宣祖見配感生帝，欲改以僖祖配。」
Wang Anshi replied, "Xuanzu is presently paired with the Life-Giving Emperor, and they wish to change this so Xizu is paired."
於是請奉僖祖神主為始祖，遷順祖神主夾室，以僖祖配感生帝祀。
They then requested installing Xizu's tablet as founding ancestor, moving Shunzu's tablet to a flanking chamber, and pairing Xizu with the Life-Giving Emperor at sacrifice.
安石本議以僖祖配天，帝不許，故更以配感生帝焉。
Wang Anshi had originally proposed pairing Xizu with Heaven; the emperor did not permit this, so Xizu was paired with the Life-Giving Emperor instead.
自北而 南，僖祖為始祖；
From north to south, Xizu as founding ancestor;
何洵直圖上八廟異宮，引熙寧儀：僖祖正東向之位，順祖、宣祖、真宗、英宗南面為昭，翼祖、太祖、太 宗、仁宗北面為穆，正得祖宗繼序、德厚流光之本意。
He Xunzhi submitted a plan for eight temples in separate palaces, citing Xining regulations: Xizu east-facing; Shunzu, Xuanzu, Zhenzong, and Yingzong south as zhao; Yizu, Taizu, Taizong, and Renzong north as mu—capturing the intent of orderly succession and enduring virtue.
至日，奉神主先詣僖祖室，次翼祖室，次宣祖室，次太祖室，次太宗室。
On the day, the spirit tablets were first brought to the Xizu chamber, then Yizu, Xuanzu, Taizu, and Taizong chambers.