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title: "闢邪集 · 鍾振之居士寄初徵與際明禪師柬"
description: "辟邪集是明末高僧钟始声的著作由大朗作序程启用撰写跋文该书创作于明末天主教传入中国的背景下主要针对当时天主教的天学理论进行批判全书分为天学初徵和天学再徵两部分并附有四则书信钟始声以佛教立场驳斥了天主教的上帝创世说和灵魂不灭论等核心教义维护了佛教的缘起性空和因果轮回思想辟邪集是明清之际佛教护教文献的重要代表作反映了佛教与西方宗教的早期思想交锋在佛教思想史上具有重要地位是研究明清佛教与中西文化交流的重要文献"
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### 鍾振之居士寄初徵與際明禪師柬

> Letter from Layman Zhong Zhenzhi to Master Jiming

憶吾兩人，生同一日，學同一師，幼同一志。不謂尊者至廿四歲，逃儒入禪。二十年來，所趨各別，音問遂疏。茲者病臥湖濱，忽聞天主邪說。借彼矛，攻彼盾，略為《初徵》。知尊者久事禪學，必有破敵餘才。且彼既專攻佛教，尊者似亦不容默默。拙稿呈政，惟進而教之。

> I recall that you and I were born on the same day, studied under the same teacher, and shared the same aspirations in our youth. Little did I expect that at the age of twenty-four, the Venerable One would leave Confucianism to enter Chan Buddhism. Over the past twenty years, our paths have diverged; we have grown apart, and our correspondence has ceased. Now, as I lie ill by the lakeside, I have suddenly heard of the heretical teachings of the Lord of Heaven. I have used their own weapons against them, and written a brief \*First Refutation\*. Knowing that the Venerable One has long practiced Chan, you must possess the skill to defeat our opponents. Moreover, since they are specifically attacking Buddhism, you, Venerable One, should not remain silent. I present my rough draft for your review; please read it and offer your guidance.