明蕅益大師（1599-1655），江蘇吳縣木瀆人，俗姓鍾，名際明，號八不道人。少好儒學，誓滅釋老，偶閱蓮池大師之《自知錄》、《竹窗隨筆》，遂取己所著闢佛論焚之。服父喪期間，聞地藏菩薩之本願，始萌出家之志。二十四歲就憨山大師之門人雪嶺剃度。嘗學華嚴、天台、唯識，欲統一禪、教、律，綜合佛教諸家體系，惟於實踐上側重念佛，主張融合儒、道、佛三教。蕅益大師的著述豐富，其著名者有《阿彌陀經要解》、《周易禪解》、《四書蕅益解》、《閱藏知津》、《靈峰宗論》等五十餘種，兩百餘卷。民國二靈學人之《明蕅益大師著述年譜》是以「年譜」的形式，研究蕅益大師著述最早的文獻資料，具有明清佛教傳記研究的價值。但刊印以來距今六十餘年，文獻史料過舊，版面字跡模糊，本〈著述繫年〉的研究工作即在補正《明蕅益大師著述年譜》的錯誤與不足之處。

Master Ming Oou-yi (1599-1655), the Jiangsu Wuhsien wooden blasphemes
the human, the lay surname clock, the famous border is bright, number eight not handymen in buddhist temple.Little the good Confucianism, the oath extinguishes Buddha and Laozi, the partner reads lotus pond master
"Self-awareness Record", "Bamboo Window Informal essay", then takes oneself to ward off Buddha to discuss burns it.The clothing father loses the period, heard original wishes of the ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the beginning sprouts becomes monk the will.24 years old tonsure disciple of snow range on the gruff Master Shan.Tastes study Hua Yan, Tientai, only the knowledge, wants to unify the imperial sacrifices, to teach, the law, synthesizes the Buddhism various family system, only stresses in the practice prays to Buddha, to advocate fuses Buddha,the road, the meek Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism. Oou-yi benefits master's writings to be rich, its famous has "Arab League Amida after To have To solve",
"the Book of Change Imperial sacrifices Solution", "Four Book Oou-yi Profit Solution", "Reads Tibet To know Tianjin", "Spirit Peak Ancestor Discusses" and so on 50 kinds, 200 volumes.Two works study the human "Master Ming Oou-yi Writings Biographical chronology" is by “the biographical chronology” the form,the research Oou-yi benefits master the writings earliest literature material, has the Ming and Qing Dynasties Buddhism biography research value.But since has printed is apart from the now 60 remaining years of life, the literature historical data excessively is old, the page layout illegible handwriting, this article
research work namely is supplementing and correcting "Master Ming Oou-yi
Writings Biographical chronology" mistake and deficiency.