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  2. Volume 1 (第一)
  3. A New Preface to the Re-engraved Edition of "The Golden Defense of the Dharma" (No. 1628-A 重刻佛法金湯編敘)
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Buddhist Dharma Golden Fortress Compilation (佛法金湯編)

About 佛法金湯編

Ming · by 心泰編

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The *Compendium of the Dharma's Golden Fortress* was compiled by the eminent monk Xintai of the Ming Dynasty and is a collection of Buddhist apologetic literature. Completed in the early Ming period, this work aimed to address the challenges posed by Confucian and Daoist critics of Buddhism at the time. By gathering the defensive words, deeds, and polemical writings of eminent monks, great masters, emperors, and scholar-officials throughout history, it systematically defends the legitimacy of Buddhist teachings. Its main content includes explanations of core Buddhist concepts, refutations of external criticisms, and discussions on the relationship among the three teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This work holds significant importance in Buddhist history and is regarded as a representative text of early Ming apologetic thought, providing valuable historical material for the study of the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and social thought.


No. 1628-A重刻佛法金湯編敘
苾芻眾有白於非空子曰。真如本空乎。曰如是。虗空可壞乎。曰不也。虗空之體大於天地。真如之體大於虗空。盖䒶墜有盡虗空無盡。虗空可空真如寔無所空。唯無所空。是以不住於空。無相無名無成無壞。芥子須彌非戲論。石子渡海非希有事。鴻濛剖而乾坤毀。非生滅相。奚以衛而金湯為。夫自性本空。因緣生有。塵根互影。薰習代幻。流浪沈淪。轉入煩惱。於是西方有大聖人者出。哀愍而普度之。以般若為航。以菩提為果。以金剛為究竟。以經律論為調御。以最上凡夫小乘為階級。自漢迄今瀰漫震旦。無量善知識唱衍開悟。靡有遺矣。大藏充棟而莊嚴。像教充斥四天下矣。盡有情無情有漏無漏。悉演法音而歸依。且遍恒沙界矣。奚以衛而金湯為。吁。嗟乎。此佛氏為人切而憂衟深也。昔如來付法迦葉。密囑受記。以斷滅為戒。祖祖相傳猶有熱銕輪追之者。不得已而傳衣。又不得止而付之國王大臣。吾儒所稱說。無徵不信。不信民弗從者。慮在茲乎。夫佛自竺乾。歷流沙萬餘里以入震旦。團虗空教人。人驟聞之非駭且惑。而欲其流通周洽。于是思以金湯之矣。古之防在外衟。今之防在邪見。外衢逸而與佛角則法離。邪見竄而與佛溷則法亦離。弊且迷妄相導。登枝忘本。上者墮尊貴愽名高。下者藉檀那隴什一。緇衣塞路而優鉢曇華世不一見。毋怪乎疑謗紛起。法愈離而防愈密。金湯所由作也。其書爰稽上古。下逮胡元。蒐栝數千年間帝王宰官名儒碩彥凡一事一言有裨慈氏教者。彚次成帙。是布金為城。不湯而池。是覺海醍醐所灌而輸也。是舍利城耆闍崛清凉淨土。龍象之所都而三乘之軌也。是示長者子之便門也。於人心世教寧無小補乎哉。天台惺上人重訂刻之。以廣其傳。余嘉其志。首揭虗空真如之體以廣其量。俾人知一切現成無餘無欠。不金湯而究竟堅固者。旹
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No. 1628-B 佛法金湯編敘

CBETA Code: X1628

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