本文論述分二條線索：其一，從白虎觀會議─蔡邕─《白虎通》之歷史發展，分析白虎觀會議事跡與卷帙之關係；其二，從曹褒《漢禮》─蔡邕─《白虎通》之歷史發展，推測蔡邕與《白虎通》之接觸過程。依上述二條線索，本文首先分析白虎觀會議之緣起與宗旨；其次概述《白虎通》校刻與版本流傳；再者敘述莊述祖引蔡邕作品考證《白虎通》之成果，商榷莊述祖正名「白虎通義」之主張；論文第五節，重新回溯曹褒制作《漢禮》之成果，分析《漢禮》與《白虎通》兩者若合符節；最後，從時間與空間，探究蔡邕接觸《白虎通》之機會，從卷帙數量與文本性質，比較《白虎通》與《漢禮》之關係，推測蔡邕可能造成影響後世研究《白虎通》之成因。

This paper divided into two clues: The first, from Baihuguan meeting─Cai yong─The historical development of Baihutong, indicating the relationships of voluminous and Baihuguan meeting ; the second, from Cao bao HanLi─Cai yong─The historical development of Baihutong, suggesting the process of the contact with Cai yong and Baihutong. According to the above two clues, This article first analyzes the origin and purpose of the Baihuguan meeting; the second, Describes the achievements of Zhuang Shuzu's researching of Baihutong in Cai yong's works. concidering his claim of renamed of Baihutongyi. The fifth, Retracing back the achievements of Cao bao 's writing HanLi, analyzes the similarities with HanLi and Baihutong texts. The last , from time and place, to explore the possibility of Cai yong to contact with Baihutong, from the voluminous and quantity to analyze Baihutong relations with HanLi, presumably the possible that Cai yong might be the cause of later researching Baihutong.