本文旨在從個人生命史的視角，重新解讀與定位傳統被視為儒佛會通的學者。首先從李炳南（雪廬老人）數位典藏談起，說明因為受到檔案學分類觀點與口述歷史材料的影響，對於學界企欲定位儒佛會通學者立場的提問感到疑惑，由此疑惑而重新檢視學界對於儒佛會通學者的研究工具與方法取向，並說明採取個人生命史角度作為研究的原因。接著以李炳南先生為例，對其「內佛外儒」說進行再次的探查，發現儒佛關係的論述，並非單純儒佛立場的問題。並與歷代提出儒佛關係論述的淨土行者比較，發現他們同中有異，異中有同的論述、實踐特色。最後的結論則是檢視個人生命史作為研究工具的得失與展望。

From the perspective of personal life history, this paper reinterprets and positions the scholars who were traditionally seen as contributors to the combination of Confucianism and Buddhism. In light of archival classifications and materials of oral history, this paper questions existing academic positioning of these scholars. These questions lead to a reexamination of the research tools and methodologies for the studying of schlars of the combination of Confucianism and Buddhism, as well as to the reasons of using personal life history as a new approach. Taking Li Bingnan as an example, this paper further discusses the assertion of him as “a Buddhist in essence and Confucianist in appearance,” and finds that the discourse on the relationship between Confucianism and Buddhism is not simply about the binary positions. The comparison between Li and the Pure Land Buddhists, who dwelled on the relationship of Confucianism and Buddhism, reveals certain similarities and differences in their discourses and features of their practices To conclude, this paper examines the pros and cons of the personal life story as an approach for future researches.