At the time, however, most intellectuals in Taiwan viewed Buddhism as a superstition of the poorly educated. What's more, the primary objectives of temples were chanting sutras and chanting on behalf of the dead. Very few were concerned with expounding on Buddhist scripture or training.
然而，當時的台灣，知識份子對佛教的普遍印象是低教育階層人士的迷信，寺廟則多靠舉行經懺和替亡者誦經維生，鮮少重視經論著述與培養人才。