本文通過追溯作為調和者的永明延壽（ 904-976）形象之變遷來釐清延壽究竟是如何漸漸被賦予「教禪一致」這種看法。略分以下四個階段： (1)從認識延壽的贊寧（919-1002）和道原（生歿年不詳）各自所編的延壽傳乃至百餘年後北宋禪僧慧洪（1071-1128）所撰的延壽傳記，都看不到所謂「教禪一致」這種提法。(2)到了元代，皇帝決定把教宗（天臺、慈恩、賢首等）列於禪宗之上，當時著名禪僧中峰明本（12631323）提出延壽調和了教與禪這一見解，但他並沒有用「教禪一致」一詞。(3)到了明末佛教復興時期，四大高僧之一憨山德清（1546-1623）明確提出，延壽的代表作《宗鏡錄》是融合教禪之書。不過，德清認為《宗鏡錄》不僅僅體現了「教禪一致」思想，也是一部融合了佛教內部一切所說的中興之書。(4)到了清代，掌握國家最高權力的雍正皇帝（1722-1735在位）讚歎延壽是「震旦第一導師」，《宗鏡錄》是一部「震旦宗師著述中第一妙典」。雍正高度評價延壽的思想利於帝國的統一與安定。從此，延壽的這種形象被確立而不可動搖。 綜上所述，延壽在各個時代的形象變遷中反映了各時代佛教界的動向。本文闡明延壽「教禪一致」的形象萌生於元代，確立於明末。

In this paper I will clarify how the image of “unifier of doctrinal and meditative approaches” was bestowed upon Yongming Yanshou (904-976) and how it changed throughout history. There are four stages in brief, as follows: First, I will examine two biographies of Yanshou written by the figures Zanning (919-1002) and Daoyuan (dates unknown) who knew Yanshou directly and another biography written a little over a century after his death by Huihong (1071-1128). In none of these three early biographies is Yanshou regarded as a unifier of meditative and doctrinal approaches. Secondly, moving on to the Yuan dynasty, where the emperors were in support of placing doctrinal traditions (such as the Tiantai, Consciousness-Only, or Huayan traditions) as superior to the Chan (or meditation) tradition, the famous Chan monk Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) put forth the idea that Yanshou had harmonized doctrinal and meditative approaches but did not use the term “unity of doctrinal and meditative approaches.” Third, in the late Ming dynasty, during the revival period of Buddhism, one of the four most eminent monks of that time Hanshan Deqing (1546-1623) put forth the idea that Yanshou’s representative work, Zongjing Lu (Record of the Axiom Mirror), is a work that unifies doctrinal and meditative approaches. However, Hanshan believed that the Zongjing Lu not only reflected the ideology of the “unity of doctrinal and meditative approaches,” but was also a work which syncretized all Buddhist teachings in a revival. Fourth, by the Qing dynasty the most powerful figure the nation, the Yongzheng emperor (who reigned from 1722-1735), praised Yanshou as the “greatest master in China,” and the Zongjing Lu as the “greatest work ever written by a Chinese master.” The Yongzheng emperor’s high evaluation of Yanshou was beneficial to the peace and unification of the empire and at that time definitively solidified Yanshou’s status. In conclusion, the image of Yanshou in each era is deeply reflective of the background of the Buddhist communities throughout history as Yanshou’s image as a unifier of doctrinal and meditation approaches was born in the Yuan and fully established by the end of the Ming