| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Origins and Diverse Influnces on Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第14-32页 |
| 1.1 Beginning: Hinayana Buddhism’s Influnce on Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1.1 One Truth of The Four Noble Truths | 第15-17页 |
| 1.1.2 Path to the Third Noble Truth: The Noble Eightfold | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2 Mainstay:Mahayana Buddhism’s Influnce on Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第20-29页 |
| 1.2.1 Kerouac’s Ideal: Bodhisattva | 第21-25页 |
| 1.2.2 Kerouac’s Awakening: Emptiness | 第25-29页 |
| 1.3 Promotion: Catholicism’s Influnce on Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Two Selectivity of Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第32-44页 |
| 2.1 Selective Belief in Buddhist Teachings | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2 Pursuit of Pure Mind Essence for Spontaneous Writing | 第34-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Enlightenment and Samadhi | 第35-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Kerouac’s Spontaneous Writing | 第36-39页 |
| 2.3 Imitation of Zen Lunatic | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Three Inconsistency of Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第44-57页 |
| 3.1 Inconsistency between Keoruac’s Thoughts and Practice | 第44-49页 |
| 3.2 Discrepancy of Kerouac’s Beliefs in Buddhism | 第49-57页 |
| Chapter Four Fusion of Kerouac’s Buddhist Thoughts | 第57-73页 |
| 4.1 Fusion of Diverse Sects of Buddhism with Other Religions | 第57-65页 |
| 4.1.1 Fusion between Various Sects of Buddhism | 第58-62页 |
| 4.1.2 Fusion between Buddhism and Catholicism | 第62-65页 |
| 4.2 Connection between Buddhism and Beat Life | 第65-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Endnotes | 第77-80页 |
| Works Cited | 第80-81页 |
