Original TextClassical Source
帝乃问之天下鬼神之事，自古精气为物、游魂为变者凡万物之数，皆描而记之，作《白泽图》。
— 《轩辕本纪》
白In Plain WordsVernacular
白泽为通晓万物之情的祥瑞神兽，能言人语、辨尽天下鬼神精怪。黄帝东巡遇之，问尽鬼神之事，乃成《白泽图》以备万物。
An auspicious sage-beast that speaks and knows the nature of every spirit and demon. From its counsel the Yellow Emperor compiled the legendary Baize Chart of ten thousand beings.