陽明後學與禪宗的關係頗大，他們中間有多人與禪師相過從，交往密切。本文兼採歷史研究法及文本分析法，針對陽明後學與禪師的交往及其涵義，進行梳理與剖析。本文發現，陽明後學王畿、羅汝芳、李贄、周汝登、鄒元標、陶望齡等人，分別與玉芝法聚、雲棲祩宏、蘊空常忠、真文知休、笑巖德寶、水月儒全、無念深有、密雲圓悟、憨山德清、達觀真可、湛然圓澄、雪浪洪恩、郎目本智等禪師，都有一定的交流互動，在明代萬曆年間共譜儒士與方外熱絡結納的歷史圖景。其交往之涵義至少有三：一是促進佛教法義傳播，二是體現援佛入儒學風，三是厚積禪詩創作成果。

Chan influence on Wang Yangming’s followers is significant. Many of them got into close contact and communication with Chan masters. To explore the meaning of these interactions, this paper takes both historical approach and textual analysis, with an attempt to clarify the contexts, and make in-depth analysis as well. The typical examples revealed in this article were the contacts between Wang’s followers, including Wang Ji, Luo Ru-Fang, Li Zhi, Zhou Ru-Deng, Zhou Yuan-Biao and Tao Wang-Ling, with Chan masters, such as Yuzhi Faju, Yunqi Zhuhong, Yunkong Changzhong, Zhenwen Zhixiu, Xiaoyan Debao, Wunian Shenyou, Miyun Yuanwu, Hanshan Deqing, Daguan Zhenke, Zhanran Yuancheng, Xuelang Hongen and Langmu Benzhi. These exchanges witnessed the emerging of close and warm connection between Confucian scholars and Chan monks during the Wanli reigns of Ming Dynasty, which had at least three levels of meaning. The first one was to facilitate the spread of Buddhism; the second one was the merging of Buddhist ideology with Confucianism; the last one saw the creation of the great Chan poems.