广州光孝寺是岭南历史最悠久、影响最深广的寺庙，有关它的经历及影响，《光孝寺志》及其编撰者的序言已有充分记述。本文主要介绍《光孝寺志》成书及传播的经过。明崇祯间，光孝建寺已逾千年，以求那罗跋陀、达摩、惠能诸圣事迹影响甚大，而“考以志乘，寥寥无闻。讵非千余年 Guangxiao Guangxian Temple is the oldest and most influential temple in the south of the Five Ridges. Its history and influence have been fully documented in the Preface to Guangxiao Temple Records and its editors. This article mainly introduces “Guangxiao Temple” book and spread through. Ming Chong Zhen, Guangxiao built temple for more than a thousand years, in order to seek that Lop Nur Tuo, Bodhidharma, the holy deeds of great impact, and "test to Chi by, very few.