Who is the great reformer of Buddhism?

Taixu (A.D. 1890? 1947), the dharma name is idealistic, the word is too empty, the name is ignorant, the common surname is Lu, the real name is Gansen, the scientific name, and the ancestral home is Chongde, Zhejiang.

Master Taixu was very active when he was young. 1907 after reading the works of Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong, Zhang Taiyan and Zou Rong, I was deeply inspired and yearned for the revolution. During the years of 19 1 1 in Guangzhou, he often had close contact with revolutionaries. Master Taixu once said:? My political and social thought is from monarch to national revolution, but socialism is not anarchy. Italy will be adjacent to anarchism and Buddhism, but it can be gradually promoted by democratic socialism.

Master Taixu is a theorist and practitioner of the modern Buddhist reform movement in China. What does he think? After the political revolution in China, Buddhism in China must also undergo a revolution. ? (autobiography) has been founded? Wuchang Buddhist College? 、? Minnan Buddhist College? 、? Berlin Methodist College? 、? Sino-Tibetan Methodist College? Waiting for the Sangha College to train young Buddhist monks; Also organized the lay orthodox church to unite believers from all walks of life; Publish books, newspapers and periodicals to publicize Buddhist culture. From this, Master Taixu proposed? Living Buddhism? The idea and implementation of Buddhist reform? Three revolutions? .

In view of the disadvantages of Buddhism accumulation at that time, Master Taixu proposed? Teaching revolution? 、? Religious revolution? 、? Educational revolution? Three great revolutions of Buddhism. The center of the doctrinal revolution is to get rid of the superstition of ghosts and gods that fool the world and actively advocate the self-interest and altruism of Mahayana Buddhism; The center of the religious revolution is to reform the monk group system and establish the abbot monk group to meet the needs of the times; The center of the religious property revolution is to reform the traditional temple property system and establish the Buddhist temple property public system. At the same time, in order to carry forward the Buddhist spirit of self-sacrifice and compassion, Master Taixu also proposed the construction? Living Buddhism? Thought to build a sound personality and sangha. Master Taixu said:? Is it true that Buddha is unique, personality is unique, and Buddha is unique? (realism).

Master Taixu is an outstanding thinker with profound knowledge. He is familiar with internal and external theories, old and new theories, and integrates Buddhist teachings such as only knowing the middle view and strict dharma circles. Later generations compiled his thoughts into the encyclopedia of Master Taixu and published it. Master Taixu's thoughts greatly promoted the development of modern Buddhism in China, and he was an important figure in the history of modern Buddhism in China.