南朝（四二〇～五八九）宋齊梁陳均都建康，兩晉佛法隆盛，南朝諸帝亦皆崇奉佛敎，據史書所載，東晉明帝（司馬紹）、哀帝（司馬丕）、簡文帝（司馬昱）、孝武帝（司馬昌明）、劉宋武帝（劉裕）、明帝（劉彧）、齊武帝（蕭道賾），梁武帝（蕭衍）、簡文帝（蕭綱），陳武帝（陳覇先）等帝王造寺講經，捨身奉佛，「上有好者，下必有甚焉」，於是梵宇琳宮，遂遍布江東，形成當日南朝首都佛敎建築之燦爛史蹟。唐杜牧「江南春時」詠金陵詩云：『十里鶯啼綠映紅，水村山郭酒旗風；南朝四百八十寺，多少樓臺煙雨中。』其盛況可知。楊衍之「洛陽伽藍記」，記北朝佛寺之大槪；南朝佛寺，則散見於「高僧傳」諸書中，當時記寺之作，如「京寺記」、「寺塔記」，今俱不傳（僅有輯本），徒令讀樊川詩者，益增其思古之幽情。淸上元孫文川（字伯澂），乃蒐采南朝諸書，考稽南朝佛寺，未及排葺，而遽歸道山，其遺稿歸劉世珩（聚卿），陳作霖（伯雨）見而好之，遂為補葺，加以訂正，間有辨駁，卽注其下，勒為定本，卽此「南朝佛寺志」上下兩卷也。是志主要取材於慧皎「高僧傳」、許嵩「建康實錄」二書，蓋慧傳所載金陵寺名甚多，惜止於梁初，許錄列寺亦衆，可以互相補綴。餘如「六朝事迹編類」、「景定建康志」、「至正金陵新志」、「金陵梵刹志」諸書，亦所以補二書之不足；外如南朝諸史、金陵類書，以及名家藝文，凡涉及佛寺者，有見必錄。是志計收吳一、晉三十七、宋六十、齊二十六、梁九十一、陳十一，凡二百二十六寺，以寺為經，歷代異名，附注標題之下，間有考證，可見南朝諸寺之梗槪，後來沿革，亦予著錄。茲據國立中央圖書館所藏淸末上元孫氏原刋本景印。
Annals of Buddhist Temples in the Southern Dynasties (南朝佛寺志)
About 南朝佛寺志
Qing · by 孫文川撰 陳作霖編
53,211 · about 177 min
The Record of Buddhist Temples in the Southern Dynasties, compiled by the Qing dynasty scholar Sun Wenchuan and edited by Chen Zuolin, is an important Buddhist text documenting the history of temples during the Southern Dynasties period. This work meticulously records the construction, historical evolution, geographical distribution, and related anecdotes of Buddhist temples from the four dynasties of Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen. It reflects the historical landscape of Buddhism's flourishing development in southern China and holds invaluable documentary significance for the study of Buddhist history in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, temple architecture, and local culture. It serves as crucial historical material for understanding the early spread of Chinese Han Buddhism and the monastic economy.
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