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Taixu

Taixu (Tai-hsu, traditional Chinese: 太虛; simplified Chinese: 太虚; pinyin: Tàixū; Wade–Giles: T'ai Hsü; 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.

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Born
Lǚ Pèilín or Lǚ Gànsēn (1890-01-08)January 8, 1890 Haining County, Zhejiang, Qing China
Chinese
唯心 · 昧庵
Dharma name
Weixin
Died
March 17, 1947(1947-03-17) (aged 57) Shanghai, China
Hanyu Pinyin
Shì Tàixū · Lǚ Gànsēn or Lǚ Pèilín · Tàixū · Wéixīn · Mèi'ān
Religion
Humanistic Buddhism

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related to Sources · 29
Taixu → Anarchy, Buddhism, Cambridge, China, Cult, Don, Harvard UP, Hawai'i UP, Homles, Honolulu, Justin, Lectures, Maitreya, Modern Chinese Buddhism, Oxford, Oxford UP, Paris, Pittman, Pure Land, Reinventing
related to Biography · 25
Taixu → As, At, Autobiography, Buddhism, Buddhist Yang Renshan, Chan Buddhism, Dharma, Great Emptiness, Guangzhou, Haining, His, In, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Linji, Lǚ Pèilín, Nanking, Not, Qing, Sutra Carving Society
related to Further reading · 16
Taixu → Buddhist Studies, Chung-Hwa, Don Alvin, Eric, Goodell, Hawaii Press, May, Mirrored, Modern Chinese Buddhism, Pittman, Romantic Idealism, Taixu's Reforms, Taixu's Youth, Toward, University, Years
related to Buddhist Modernism · 15
Taixu → Besides, Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Chinese, Don, He, His, One, Pittman, Pure Land, Pure Land Buddhism, Sangha, Taixu's, This
related to Contacts with Christianity · 14
Taixu → Bodhi Society, Buddhism, Christian, Christianity, Europe, He, However, Lectures, Right Faith Society, Sangha, Taixu's, Western, While, World Wars
related to External links · 7
Taixu → Dialogue, Internet ArchiveThe Short Record, Master TaixuTaixu, Modern WorldTaixu BiographyAn Interfaith, Save, To Renew Buddhism, Works
related to Survey of Writings · 7
Taixu → Buddhist, Catholic, China, Christian, He, In, This
Hanyu Pinyin · 5
Taixu → Lǚ Gànsēn or Lǚ Pèilín, Mèi'ān, Shì Tàixū, Tàixū, Wéixīn
Transcriptions · 5
Taixu → TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLǚ Gànsēn or Lǚ Pèilín, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinMèi'ān, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShì Tàixū, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTàixū, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWéixīn
Simplified Chinese · 3
Taixu → 吕淦森 or 吕沛林, 太虛, 釋太虛

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TaixuBornLǚ Pèilín or Lǚ Gànsēn (1890-01-08)January 8, 1890 Haining County, Zhejiang, Qing China1.00infobox
TaixuChinese唯心1.00infobox
TaixuChinese昧庵1.00infobox
TaixuDharma nameWeixin1.00infobox
TaixuDiedMarch 17, 1947(1947-03-17) (aged 57) Shanghai, China1.00infobox
TaixuHanyu PinyinShì Tàixū1.00infobox
TaixuHanyu PinyinLǚ Gànsēn or Lǚ Pèilín1.00infobox
TaixuHanyu PinyinTàixū1.00infobox
TaixuHanyu PinyinWéixīn1.00infobox
TaixuHanyu PinyinMèi'ān1.00infobox
TaixuReligionHumanistic Buddhism1.00infobox
TaixuSchoolMahayana1.00infobox
TaixuSimplified Chinese釋太虛1.00infobox
TaixuSimplified Chinese吕淦森 or 吕沛林1.00infobox
TaixuSimplified Chinese太虛1.00infobox
TaixuTraditional Chinese释太虚1.00infobox
TaixuTraditional Chinese呂淦森 or 呂沛林1.00infobox
TaixuTraditional Chinese太虚1.00infobox
TaixuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShì Tàixū1.00infobox
TaixuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLǚ Gànsēn or Lǚ Pèilín1.00infobox
TaixuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTàixū1.00infobox
TaixuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWéixīn1.00infobox
TaixuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinMèi'ān1.00infobox

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