In regard to this claim that the Ming dynasty was named after the Ming religion, Lin Wushu, a scholar in Taiwan, has weighed the evidence and come to the conclusion that "there is nothing to support the notion; it's taking the word too literally."
台灣學者林悟殊經一番考證為文指出，金庸稱大明帝國為明教教徒打出來的，「缺乏足夠的證據，多為望文生義。」