以關懷中華禪門所重「安心」教學課題為主軸，本論文嘗試探討宏智正覺回應「安心」課題而開闡出來的默照禪法，希望藉由論議默照禪教的安心學理，打開默照禪法用來安頓吾人身心的有益內容，進而揭示默照禪法所承傳下來的中華禪法實踐精神—「我心無住」。文中，首先，解析「默照」一詞所涵蘊的禪法修行內容；其次，檢視大慧宗杲針對默照禪法教學內容的相關批評；然後，接著正面論議默照禪教的安心學理；最終，歸結於闡明默照禪法所承傳的「無住」這一中華禪法實踐精神。文中指出大慧宗杲對於「默照邪禪」的針砭，具有廓清一般行者關於默照禪法所生歧解或誤會的效能，實際從旁助成了宏智正覺所要教授的「默照正禪」；並且指出默照禪法從「淨治揩磨」、經「休去歇去」、以抵達「無心合道」的境地，其中一以貫之的禪修精神，便是六祖惠能所說「無住為本」的定慧等持實踐原則。

In Song Dynasty, Hongzhi Zhengjue advocated the Chan approach of silent illumination to respond to the issue of “pacifying the mind”. Taking as the core the theme of the teaching for “pacifying the mind” as stressed by the Chinese Chan tradition, this thesis tries to explore the silent illumination approach in order that, by means of discussing this approach’s doctrine for pacifying the mind, we may uncover the beneficial contents that the silent illumination method applies to settle our body and mind, and further reveal the practical spirit of the Chinese Chan approach as passed down by the silent illumination teachings. In this thesis, we first analyze the contents of Chan practice as implied by the term of “silent illumination.” Next, we go on to examine the related criticism of Dahui Zonggao about the contents of the silent illumination teachings. Then we directly expound the doctrine for pacifying the mind in the silent illumination approach. Finally, we elaborate on “the non-abiding of my mind,” the practical spirit of the Chinese Chan tradition, that the silent illumination teachings inherit. This thesis points out that the various comments made by Dahui Zonggao about the silent illumination teachings actually possess the valuable effects of clearing away the obstacles of the teachings in the silent illumination approach, thus helping to perfect the silent illumination approach taught by Hongzhi Zhengjue. In addition, the thesis shows that the silent illumination approach, while going from “purifying and polishing” to “putting at full rest,” and then reaching the state of “(becoming one with the way through) no mind,” has an ever-consistent spirit of Chan practice, which is the implementation principle of “simultaneous practice of samadhi and wisdom” advocated in the teaching of “taking non-abiding as the foundation” given by Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chinese Chan School.