Taixu
Taixu 太虛 | |
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Photo of Taixu from a book published in 1933 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Lǚ Pèilín (呂沛林) January 8, 1890 Haining, Zhejiang, China |
| Died | March 17, 1947 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Humanistic Buddhism |
| School | Mahayana |
| Senior posting | |
Students | |
Taixu (Tai-hsu, traditional Chinese: 太虛; simplified Chinese: 太虚; pinyin: Tàixū; Wade–Giles: T'ai Hsü; January 8, 1890 – March 17, 1947) 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.