明代毁“淫祠”现象浅析

A Study of the Demolishing "Excessive Temples" in the Ming Dynasty

在明代 ,伴随着佛道两教与其他宗教的日益兴盛 ,私建的寺观祠廊逐渐增多 ,对国家财政、社会控制和社会风气的影响日益增大。在这种情况下 ,中央政府和地方官员进行毁“淫祠”活动以遏制私建、私祭之风 ,解决“淫祠”的存在与兴盛引起的各种问题。毁“淫祠”活动在弘治到万历前期达到高潮 ,是明代统治者改革潮流中的一个支流 ,并且取得了一定的效果。这一过程中 ,地方官员扮演了毁“淫祠”

During the Ming Dynasty, along with the development of Buddhism, Taoism, and other religions, privately established religious establishments gradually increased. This phenomenon increasingly affected the state avenue, social control, and social custom. In such a circumstance, the central government and the local officials of the Ming Dynasty continued to crack down these illegal religious establishments in order to stop the trend of private construction and worship, and to resolve other problems caused by this phenomenon.The demolition reached its peak between 'Hongzhi' and early 'Wanli',which formed a branch of reform policies carried out by the ruling class, and achieved some success.In this process, the local officials played an active role by suggesting and carrying out this policy. Despite these activities, however, due to complicated reasons, the 'excessive temples' continued to increase throughout the Ming period.