本課程將講述和探討隋唐時代的佛教哲學思想。課程目的是在透過介紹當時發展興盛起來的中華佛學，來讓學員形成對當時佛學思想內涵有一清晰的準確認識，從而一則能夠了解佛學在中華地區開花結果的箇中緣由，另則欣賞當時佛學思想的繽紛景致，更重要的是建立比較具有批評反思深度的中華佛學知識圖象。
隋唐佛學包括主要是八大學派或宗派的思想，亦即三論宗、天台宗、禪宗、華嚴宗、法相唯識宗、淨土宗、密宗、律宗；而且每個學派或宗派又有許多重要的代表人物，例如：吉藏、智顗、灌頂、湛然、慧能、神會、道一、希遷、法藏、宗密、玄奘、窺基、善無畏、金剛智、不空、善導、道宣……等。此外，各宗學所依經典、所造論疏，更是多元而繁複。因此，本課程在一學期中的講述主軸，打算圍繞在兩個要點上：（1）一是各宗學之核心概念、主要論述、重要觀點的展示，（2）二是各宗學所依經論要旨、代表人物的學思歷程。前者可說是屬於哲學思想內涵的揭露，而後者則可謂是屬於經論依據、人物史傳的概述。本課程作為哲學專業學習科目，因此將以前一要點為主、後一要點為輔。
This course will tell about and explore the Buddhist philosophical thought of the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907). The purpose of the course is to enable the students, through introducing the developing and thriving Chinese Buddhist teachings of that era, to form a clear and accurate knowledge about the content of the Buddhist thought of that era, and thereby become able to understand, on the one hand, the reasons why Buddhism bloomed and bore fruit in the region of China, and appreciate, on the other, the colorful, vibrant scenery of Buddhist thought of that historical period. More importantly, the course seeks to enable the students to form a mental image of Chinese Buddhist teachings with a relatively deeper spirit of criticism and reflection.
The teacher plans to focus this semester’s lecture on two main points: (1) one is the presentation of the core concepts, chief arguments, and important perspectives of the teachings of various Buddhist schools; (2) the other is the gist of the scriptures on which the teachings of various Buddhist schools are based, as well as the journey of learning and thought of the representative Buddhist figures. The former refers to the disclosure of the content of philosophical thought, and the later, the brief account of the scriptural bases and the life stories of Buddhist figures.