[English abstract] This article sheds new light on the Song literati perception of Buddhist identity through the jokes on Buddhist vegetarianism that are preserved in the biji (miscellaneous jottings), an idiosyncratic genre that became popular during the Song dynasty. I first discuss how mockery was used by literati to problematize Buddhist monks' ever deepening engagement in secular endeavors by playfully linking precept-breaking carnivorism to monks' poetry writing. Due to the intrinsic ambiguity between enmity and friendship in playfulness, I next demonstrate how playfulness was used as a reconciliatory force in the controversies over Buddhist precepts and practice.
