此文通過梳理星雲大師對於禪的詮釋,將其表詮部分的內容加以分析,來說明大師關於「禪是什麼」這一主題的觀點,文章分為三個層面:第一,盡量全面地描述大師對於禪是什麼的觀點,呈現出這一解答的無限性;第二,突出其禪是人間佛教的根本這一觀點,是為大師對這一主題的最為重要的觀點之一;第三,從禪是生活這一層面具體化禪是人間佛教的觀點,進一步說明禪是什麼樣的生活,是以平常心為指導的生活,是真實的生活,是導向善的生活,是美的生活。由此三個層面的描述,此文的結論是:星雲大師的禪觀,是創造性的,也是禪教融和、禪淨融和、三教融和的,體現了其佛教觀中,面向當下的包容性和面向未來的前瞻性。
This paper explores Venerable Master Hsing Yun's views on the meaning of Chan by examining his answers to the important question: what is Chan? This paper has three parts. First, the paper describes Venerable Master Hsing Yun's expression of Chan, showing a multitude of answers to this issue. The second part focuses on Venerable Master Hsing Yun's main viewpoints on Chan's meaning: Chan is the essence of Humanistic Buddhism. Thirdly, it describes in more depth Venerable Master Hsing Yun's view of Chan and Humanistic Buddhism: Chan, essentially, is the true, good, and beautiful life. This paper concludes that Venerable Master Hsing Yun has expressed creative views about Chan, fusing Chan and Pure Land with an emphasis on tolerance.