本研究試圖在歷年來解析禪宗十牛圖的文獻基礎上，藉由榮格心理學的｢個體化｣概念與理論架構，針對十牛圖進行現代的再詮釋。事實上，以榮格心理學的｢個體化｣概念與理論架構進行十牛圖的現代詮釋，在英文的文獻中並非首見。然而本研究的特殊之處在於，將榮格的個體化概念聚焦在｢象徵性死亡與重生｣的重點上，將禪宗十牛圖所象徵的禪修體悟過程經驗，以「死亡與再生」的角度來加以詮釋，企圖將傳統的禪修經驗與當代的生死學連繫起來。 研究結果以五個層次來加以呈現。首先，針對研究主題相關背景進行陳述。其次，以歷來文獻闡明十牛圖的禪修意義。第三，以榮格個體化概念解讀十牛圖的禪修經驗。第四，以死亡與重生的概念重新詮釋十牛圖的禪修經驗。最後，以多方面反思禪修經驗與生死學的意義關聯做為研究結論。本研究發現，通過象徵性死亡與再生的概念來詮釋十牛圖的禪修經驗，可以幫助讀者了解禪修每一階段所需面對超越的門檻經驗屬性，進而可以更加了解禪修對個體化歷程的意義。這份理解的建立是先前諸多十牛圖的詮釋版本中所欠缺的，也是本研究的主要貢獻之處。 本研究在「死亡與再生」象徵詮釋的初步嘗試之下，希望能夠對宗教經驗與深度心理的生死學探索，提供多層面向的研究省思。 The present study aims to provide a modern re-interpretation, based on the concept and construct of Jung's individuation, of the literature on Chán's interpretation of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures over the years. In fact, this is not the first time that Jung's individuation concept was applied to the modern interpretation of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures. However, the unique feature of the present study is that Jung's individuation concept was focused on the “Symbolic Death & Rebirth” and the common metaphor of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures for enlightenment is interpreted from the perspective of “Great Death & Great Rebirth”. This is an attempt to associate the traditional experience of Chán cultivation with contemporary life and death studies. The study results are presented in five levels: (1) a description of the study theme and study background; (2) an explanation of the literature over the years on the meaning of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures with regards to Chán cultivation; (3) an understanding of the Chán cultivation experiences of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures based on Jung's individuation concept; (4) a reinterpretation of the Chán cultivation experiences of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures based on the concept of the “Great Death & Great Rebirth”; and (5) a conclusion based on multiple reflective perspectives of the association between Chán cultivation experiences and the meaning of life and death studies. This study discovered that interpreting the Chán cultivation experience in the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures through the symbolic concepts of death and rebirth might help readers to understand the transcendent characteristics of threshold experience a practitioner has to face at every step, and then to better understand the meaning of individuation process resulted from Chán cultivation. The formation of this understanding is what lacks in these previous interpretations of the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures, and thus in the major contribution of this study. As a preliminary attempt of using the “Great Death & Great Rebirth” interpretation, the present study hopes to contribute a different study perspective regarding the exploration of religious experiences and multitude in-depth psychological studies on life and death.
