蘇軾與佛禪關係密切，一生交游酬唱的禪師僧人無數。這些僧侶事蹟，只有少部分在僧傳有較完整的記載，其他大多只有零星片段。當代研究蘇軾與寺僧關係的篇章不少，然而多為泛論或偏重在幾位名僧，而宋朝同名異僧或同僧異名的情況時有，今人不易辨識，提高讀者對蘇軾與宋代禪僧關係認知的難度。 北宋蘇杭多名僧，蘇軾先後官杭兩次，長達五年之久，因此蘇杭名僧多與蘇軾有深廣的交往。蘇軾在〈惠誠〉一文說：「獨念吳越多名僧，與予善者常十九。」禪僧思聰即其一。思聰，字聞復，善琴、善詩，深入華嚴法界，與東坡年差有二十七歲之多，二人相識於蘇軾倅 Su-Shi was a well-known metrist of Sung dynasty. He had a close relationship with Zen Buddhism. Many monks at that time kept good companionship with him. There were many researches study on the concernment of Su-Shi and Zen Buddhism, but only a few resear
