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.
