例言
- 篇中稱呼如聖朝等。及其書法。如擡頭等。皆宜改書。今一從原刻。以見當日之舊。
- 篇中間有難讀者。恐屬訛誤。而無他本可校。不敢妄改。
- 此書主於破邪而如學術有純駁。立言有深淺。固不遑論。雖緇流之言。取以為息拒之用。可見破邪之急於拯焚溺。故通篇從原本。不增損一字。
Shengchao's Refutation of Heresy Collection (聖朝破邪集)
About 聖朝破邪集
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The "Collection for Refuting Heterodoxy in the Sacred Dynasty" was compiled by the lay Buddhist Xu Changzhi in the twelfth year of the Chongzhen reign during the late Ming Dynasty. This work emerged against the backdrop of the growing spread of Catholicism in China during the late Ming period, which led to intense conflicts with indigenous Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist cultures. Its primary content consists of apologetic writings by Buddhist monks and Confucian literati of the time, aimed at critiquing Catholic doctrines and defending traditional Chinese Confucian and Buddhist thought. As a crucial historical document reflecting the intellectual clash between China and the West in the late Ming era, it vividly illustrates the apologetic stance and localized responses of Buddhism when confronted with the impact of a foreign religion. This collection holds irreplaceable authoritative value for the study of religious, intellectual, and cultural exchange history during the Ming-Qing transition.