In the fifth and sixth centuries, the status of the Buddhist and Daoist teachings underwent constant change. The tension between the two religious groups over state sponsorship heightened during the Northern Zhou dynasty, especially under the reign of Emperor Wu 北周武帝 (r. 560–578). While records about these events abound in historical and religious texts, very few literary pieces have survived and thus have received little attention. This article investigates three literary texts against this background, a bell inscription by Emperor Wu, and two poems by Yu Xin 庾信 (513–581 CE). My reading of Yu Xin’s allusions to Buddhism and Daoism reveals a complex attitude of the poet, who voiced veiled criticism of the sovereign through layers of allusions, and provides a rare window onto ways in which early medieval religions expanded the vision of literature of the time and enriched its imaginative realm.

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北周朝廷宗教争论的文学回应

五、六世纪，佛教和道教教义的地位不断变化。在北周时期，尤其是在武帝北周武帝 (r. 560–578) 统治期间，两个宗教团体之间在国家赞助上的紧张关系加剧。虽然在历史和宗教文本中对这些事件的记录比比皆是，但幸存下来的文学作品很少，因此很少受到关注。本文在此背景下研究了三篇文学文本，即武帝的钟铭文和于信庾信（公元 513-581 年）的两首诗。我读于心的佛道典故，揭示了诗人复杂的态度，他通过层层典故对君主发出含蓄的批评，