清儒淩廷堪的《禮經釋例》，是研究《儀禮》的專書，近代討論學術史發展的學者，每視之為乾嘉時期反理學的代表著作之一，其說固是；但該書在學術上還有一個重要面巷，即繼承以禮例研究 《儀禮》的舊法並企圖總結，而其是非曲直卻極少有人加以檢討。如此一來，淩書兩個重要面向的研究便缺少其中之一。本文寫作的宗旨，即在分析淩氏對禮例的研究有何貢獻，存在什麼缺點，以及缺點應如何補足，另附帶討論今人用「以禮代理」一詞概括淩氏之學是否恰當。

Lijing shili is a monograph on the Yili (Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial) by the Qing Confucian scholar Ling Tingkan. Modern scholars in discussing the academic history of Qing Dynasty often focus on the significance of Ling's monograph as one of the representative works of anit-lixue trend in the Qianlong-Jiaqing periods. Without discounting the value of this perspective, one is better reminded of another equally significant aspsect of the monograph, namely, its adoption of the traditional approach to study Yili in terms of lili (ritual rules and regularities) as well as its attempt at a conclusive study. This second aspect of Ling's monograph has long been neglected by scholars; as a result, it remains yet to be brought under critical investigation. To fill the gap, this paper concentrates on analyzing Ling's contribution to the study of lili. It discusses the disadvantages of his approach and explores their possible amendments. On the basis of the discussion, the paper also raises the question of wheter it is appropriate to characterize Ling's thought in terms of the concept of “yili daili” (rituals in substitution for metaphysical principles).