Though Chan poetry has the aesthetic characteristics of traditional poetry, its religious mission distinguishes it from the poetry of the literati, whose aim is to express the wills and emotions of the people. This difference in value orientation has led to significant differences in their creation, esthetic and audience. In fact, we still use the aesthetic standards of literati poetry to judge Chan poetry, which can lead to distortions and misinterpretations of its original values, especially those that are unconventional, straightforward and illogical, which are not in line with the criteria of literati poetry. Therefore, a relatively independent aesthetic system and value judgement system for Chan poetry should be established in order to examine the value of Chan poetry more comprehensively.