在武者小路的中心思想形成的過程中，托爾斯泰具有極重要且關鍵性的角色。武者小路一生所抱持的中心思想固然和托爾斯泰有相當程度的差異，但是，其對武者小路的中心思想的形成確實有其無可忽視的影響。 因托爾斯泰思想的刺激和啟發，武者小路了解「人的價值」、「人類爱」的真義。武者小路跳脫出對托爾斯泰的崇拜，並完成其自我中心思想之後，仍終身抱持著和托爾斯泰一樣的主張---「追求良心和心靈的成長，人生的真義在於追求精神上的平安和快樂」。武者小路也在托爾斯泰的影響下，發願成為對人類成長有益的人道上的偉人。實際上，武者小路終其一生也一直以心靈改革者、教育者的姿態，在文壇上發光發亮，因此本論文試著以「武者小路實篤的思想形成與托爾斯泰的影響」為題作論述。

Saneatsu Mushanokoji is deeply affected by Tolstoy in the formation of his main thinking. Tolstoy’s impact on Mushanokoji cannot be minimized although their main thinking shows some differences. Being inspired by Tolstoy, Mushanokoji realizes the importance of man’s worth, human love and genuine happiness gained by acting upon one’s conscience. In his lifetime, Mushanokoji upholds Tolstoy’s concept that the true meaning of life results from mental peace and happiness that are beneficial to man’s conscience and mental growth. Due to his influence by Tolstoy, Mushanokoji wishes to be a great humanist for the good of mankind’s mental growth. In fact, Mushanokoji’s brilliant and remarkable performance in the literary world is well-known as a lifetime mental reformist and educator. The above reasons make me deal with the subject of “Mushanokoji’s Main Thinking and Tolstoy” in this article.