目前，學界、教界從各個層面對人間佛教展開研究，獲得了豐富成果。但關于人間佛教內涵與主旨的認識，幷不統一。對人間佛教本質的界定，最爲關鍵之處在于釐清人間佛教建設的內容、手段以及現代性三個方面的問題。在此基礎上，可以確定自覺覺他、弘法濟世與造就淨土是佛陀對人類的一種終極關懷，此即是人間佛教的理論核心與理念。隨著歷史與空間的展開，人間佛教的理念會呈現出不同的時代特徵及地域特色。作爲當下有限的存在者而言，可以把握住的是在理性與信仰的二律背反間，應時、應機不斷踐行此理念。

At present, the academia and teaching at all levels to study humanistic Buddhism has obtained the rich achievement. but the understanding about Connotation and purport is not unification. The key on understanding humanistic Buddhism is that define essence from philosophical level and clarify three aspect questions of content and method and modernity. so on the basis of this，we can define the theory core and idea on humanistic Buddhism what is the ultimate care of Buddha on zi jue jue ta and relieveing the world and building pure land. the idea of humanistic Buddhism present different Characteristics of the times and Characteristics of the region, along with historical and spatial expansion. As a imited beings should practice the Supreme idea following the chance, between the antinomy of rationality and belief.