晚明清初穆斯林「漢文著述」中的佛教觀：以「金陵學派」為中心的研究=The view of Buddhism in the Muslim Han Kitab during the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty（1573-1735）: A study based on Jinling School
During the late Ming and early Qing dynasties (1573-1735), in order to maintain Islamic faith and promote Islam to non-Muslim Han Chinese, Chinese Muslim elites, represented by the “Jinling (Nanjing) School”, began to translate and interpret Arabic and Persian Islamic books in classic Chinese (Han kitab). This movement is not only the first time that Chinese Muslims have spontaneously elaborated Islamic thought in Chinese, but also the first systematic expression of their views on Chinese Buddhism. This thesis takes the Chinese Muslim elites’ view of Buddhism as the research object, mainly focusing on the Muslim Han kitabs written by Wang Daiyu (1584?-1670?), Zhang Zhong (1584?-1670?), Ma Zhu (1640-1711) and Liu Zhi (1662?-1730?), who criticize and borrow from Buddhist thought much more and deeper than other Chinese Muslim elites. First of all, I analyze the Qur'an, the Sunnah and Sufi texts and explore the ideological origins of the Han kitab’s view of Buddhism. Second, I review the interaction between Islam and Buddhism in the history of imperial China, and investigate the social and intellectual backgrounds of the Jinling School and their writings. Third, I explore the approach to the construction of the Han kitab’s view of Buddhism, and analyze the relevant discourses about Buddhism in the Han kitabs. Finally, I conclude the intellectual influence and significance of the Han kitab’s view of Buddhism to Chinese Islam and Chinese religions in general.
