旅行文學為近年來興盛於國內文學界的文學類別，也是學術界的新興議題之一。聖嚴法師的旅行著作已成為當今旅行文學中的重要作品，並逐漸形成廣大的影響。旅行文學最早可追溯至中古時期高僧西行求法的各類著作，其中東晉法顯的《佛國記》更是影響深遠。本文擬以聖嚴法師的旅行著作系列與《佛國記》進行比較研究。聖嚴法師生活於現代社會，其思想風範自然具備現代特質，但身為繼承法統、光大佛門的一代高僧，聖嚴法師的旅行書寫中亦涵養豐富的古典特質。這些或隱或顯的古典特質一方面顯現了聖嚴法師旅行書寫的個人特質與學養深度，另一方面更與古代高僧形成一種對話與辯證關係。本論文之內容區分為兩大部分：第一部分討論聖嚴法師所著《佛國之旅》等系列旅行書寫與東晉高僧法顯所著《佛國記》之間所形成的對話關係與對話內容。第二部分則著重於聖嚴法師的旅行書寫中，所呈現的辯證性敘述，包含：見與不見、住與毀、過去與未來等。上述辯證性書寫不僅使聖嚴法師的旅行書寫具有其個人特質，並且使其作品因此具有更深刻的內涵而在中國佛教文學史中占有舉足輕重的地位。

In recent years, travel literature has become a popular literary genre in Taiwan. It has also become a new popular topic of literature research in Taiwan. The travel literature works of Master Sheng Yen, which has been published as one of Dharma Drum Collections by Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, is one of the most important literature reading text for Taiwanese readers during the last decade, and its influence is growing stronger and wider with each passing day. Travel literature in Chinese literary history can be traced back to the medieval age when the Buddhist monks traveled to the west for religious purpose. The travel records written by medieval monks have become a foundation to the tradition of Chinese travel literature. Among those travel writings, Fa Xian, an eminent monk of Eastern Jin dynasty, and his work Foguo- ji , also translated as Record of Buddhist kingdoms , is most important in Chinese history. Master Sheng Yen and eminent monk Fa Xian have the same identity, they are both Buddhist monks, and they both made great contribution to their religion and society. Considering the connection between Master Sheng Yen and Fa Xian, this research will make a comparative study between the travel literature works of Master Sheng Yen and Fa Xian’s Foguo- ji. This paper will be divided into two parts, the first part will make an observation and analysis on the dialogue which occurred between Master Sheng Yen and Fa Xian through their writing and will deal with the following subjects: how the dialogue between two great monks were made, the way the dialogue carried on, and the contents of the dialogue. The second part of this paper will focus on the dialectic speeches which appeared in many places of the books, including: see / not to see, sthiti / abolish, past / future. These dialectic dialogues made Master Sheng Yen’s traveling writings not only special in having his own characteristic but also made his traveling writings of great importance and deep meanings in the history of Chinese Buddhist literature.