《汉书·志·郊祀志下》
欧阳、大小夏侯三家解说六宗，都说上不及天，下不及地，旁不及四方，在这六方之间，辅助阴阳变化，实际上是一宗而名称上是六宗，名和实不相应。
欧阳、大、小夏侯三家说六宗，皆曰上不及天，下不及地，旁不及四方，在六者之间，助阴阳变化，实一而名六，名实不相应。
Ouyang, Da Xiahou and Xiao Xiahou’s three families interpreted the six ancestors, saying that they are not high as the heaven, not low as the earth, not far as the four directions, in these six directions, they assist in the changes of yin and yang. In fact, they are one sect but have six names. The name and reality do not match.