张孝祥不但生活在一个佛学兴盛的朝代,而且生活在一个佛学气氛浓厚的家庭里。孝祥的伯父张邵、父亲张祁都热衷于研究佛理,妻子时氏是个虔诚的佛教徒。孝祥本人喜欢与僧人交往,在任地方官期间,经常与名僧一起悠游山水,以诗词相唱和。从《文集》中的疏文、偈子来看,孝祥主要崇尚禅宗思想。张孝祥的禅宗思想在其爱国主义壮词中很少流露,而在其雅词中则有较多表现。张应行《于湖先生雅词序》说:“所作长短句凡数百篇,读之泠然 Zhang Xiaoxiang not only lives in a dynasty where Buddhism flourished, but also lives in a family with a strong Buddhist atmosphere. Xiaoxiang’s uncle Zhang Shao and his father Zhang Hao are all keen to study Buddhism. His wife is a devout Buddhist. Xiaoxiang himself likes to communicate with monks. During his time as a local official, he often travels with famous monks and grandfathers to sing with poetry. From the perspective of Shu Wen and Xun Zi in the Collection, Xiaoxiang mainly advocated Zen thoughts. Zhang Xiaoxiang’s Zen thoughts are rarely revealed in his patriotism Zhuang words, but in his elegant words there are more expressions. Zhang Yingxing’s “Preface to Mr. Yu Hu’s Ode to Words,” said: "Hundreds of short and long sentences are made.