本文之目的在於探究聖嚴法師的禪學詮釋具備著哪些倫理向度？作者將從聖嚴法師的禪學論述與闡釋中，分析聖嚴法師獨特的觀點以及這些觀點的義理基礎。並綜合此些觀點，論述聖嚴法師禪學思想的倫理向度與思維，闡發聖嚴法師禪學思想的現代性意義或價值。作者將依序從聖嚴法師立基於漢傳佛學的禪學詮釋、聖嚴法師如何詮釋禪學與倫理之關係、「禪戒不二」與「自律」的詮釋觀點，以及聖嚴法師禪學思想之倫理向度的現代性意義等論題，逐步論證聖嚴法師禪學思想的倫理價值。

This article deals with the exploration on which types of ethical dimensions that might be provided with Master Sheng Yen’s interpretation of Chan Buddhism This article will analyze on the distinct standpoints and the fundamental argumentation of these standpoints of Master Sheng Yen through his discourses and interpretations of Chan Buddhism. And further on through the comprehension of these standpoints, expound on the ethical dimension and thinking, as well as elucidate the modern significance and valuation of Master Sheng Yen’s thought of Chan Buddhism. I will progressively justify the ethical valuation of Master Sheng Yen’s thought of Chan Buddhism through discussing subjects of his interpretations of Chan that are founded on Chinese Buddhism, how he interprets the relation of Chan and Ethics, his interpretation standpoints of “The Non-duality of Chan and Precepts” and “Autonomy” and also the modern significance of the ethical dimension of Master Sheng Yen’s thought of Chan Buddhism sequentially.