Abstract：Abstract：This paper challenges two main sets of historical materials which allegedly support Zhang Yan’s worship of Buddha. The first tries to confirm his relationship with the Buddhist organizations by his patronizing the production of Endless Light for the Temple of Great Awakening, an activity that turned out not involve Zhang Yan at all. Caused by a little punctuation error, this misunderstanding has turned into an unjust case in the literary world. The other historical materials refer to the relationship between Zhang Zi -- the great grand-father of Zhang Yan – and Buddhism. In fact, the reason why Zhang Zi transformed their house into a Buddhist temple was something else other than his religious beliefs. The most significant family influence on Zhang Yan, from his great grand-father to his father, was actually the pursuit of extravagance, acquaintance with intellectuals and academics, and the fondness of poetry and art.
陈明洁. 词人张炎“崇佛”史料辩诬[J]. 词学, 2013, 0(30): 161-184.
Chen Mingjie. Restudy the Materials about the Zhang Yan’s Buddhist worship. Ci Xue, 2013, 0(30): 161-184.
