Taixu
Sign in to saveTaixu (Tai-hsu, ; January 8, 1890 – March 17, 1947), also called Shi Taixu, was a Buddhist modernist, activist and thinker who advocated for a reformation and revival of Chinese Buddhism by drawing upon eclectic domestic and foreign sources and ideologies.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1947
- Works
- 45
Top works
- 佛說十善業道經講要, 坿 戴季陶講 佛教信徒報恩弘法要從尋常的十善道做起
- 佛乘宗要論
- 楞伽經義記
- 大乘與人間兩般文化
- 人生佛教
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 9
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Key facts
- Religious biography.background
- FFD068
- Religious biography.honorific suffix
- Shi Taixu
- Religious biography.native_name
- 釋太虛
- Religious biography.native_name_lang
- zh
- Religious biography.image
- Taixu3.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Photo of Taixu from a book published in 1933
- Religious biography.birth_name
- Lǚ Pèilín or Lǚ Gànsēn
- Religious biography.dharma name
- Weixin
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Haining County, Zhejiang, Qing China
- Religious biography.death_place
- Shanghai, China
- Religious biography.nationality
- Chinese
- Religious biography.religion
- Humanistic Buddhism
Key dates
- Born
- 8 January 1890
- Died
- 17 March 1947
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Buddhist Modernism
- Contacts with Christianity
- Survey of Writings
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Taixu (Tai-hsu, ; January 8, 1890 – March 17, 1947), also called Shi Taixu, was a Buddhist modernist, activist and thinker who advocated for a reformation and revival of Chinese Buddhism by drawing upon eclectic domestic and foreign sources and ideologies.
== Biography == thumb|Taixu wearing his traditional Kasaya (clothing)|kāṣāya robes.