The Confucian-Buddhist relationship is an important topic in the study of Neo-Confucianism, with its core focus being the influence of Buddhism on the construction of Neo-Confucianism. There are two mainstream perspectives on this issue: one views Neo-Confucianism as "Confucianism in form, Buddhism in substance" (阳儒阴释), while the other sees Neo-Confucianism as a product of Confucian-Buddhist fusion. The former fails to distinguish Neo-Confucianism from the real "Confucianism in form, Buddhism in substance" style Confucianism, while the latter treats the value judgments of certain historical scholars as historical facts. In analytical terms, the influence of Buddhism on Neo-Confucianism can be understood on two levels: on the formal level, the systematic and speculative nature of Neo-Confucianism, compared to early Confucianism, was formed through dialogue and competition with Buddhism; on the content level, Neo-Confucian scholars, in their engagement with Buddhist and Daoist ideas, expanded the scope of early Confucianism's issues, while also recognizing the fundamental differences between Confucianism and Buddhism. As a result, they rigorously distinguished between the two, using early Confucian thought to respond to and critique Buddhism. For Neo-Confucian scholars, the Confucian-Buddhist distinction was not only an expression of their Confucian values but also a method of pursuing truth. The historical experience of Neo-Confucianism's construction suggests that, in order to further develop Confucian thought, one must systematically study Western culture while also maintaining an awareness of the differences between Eastern and Western thought.