Master taixu, name is dubious, dharma name idealism, too.Common name is lu.Zhejiang chong DE (now incorporated into tongxiang) person.Born in qing guangxu fifteen years (1889).Guangxu thirty-one years, 16 years old in suzhou small jiu hua temple shave a monk.After becoming a monk to ningbo nan tian tong temple in JiChan monk with the ring.Chang monk XueJing heirs to sinopac temple has disambiguation.After the age of live nan tian tong temple repairing the zen Buddhism.With monk YuanYing, fujian will spring as with ginseng, ginseng with the zen.

In 1909, with JiChan monk monk education in jiangsu province, and in nanjing from wen-hui Yang lay people learn the leng yan sutra, after age to learn English.Three years to carry forward the dharma, guangzhou is pushed to baiyun mountain shuangxi temple abbot.

In 1912, the national government capital nanjing, too back to nanjing from guangzhou to create Chinese buddhist church, in the second year into JiChan monk as President of the Chinese buddhist association, too selected editor of journal of Buddhism.Soon, JiChan monk died too at the memorial service for the "teachings revolution, teach system revolution, the production revolution" buddhist "three revolution" slogan.Wrote advocating "Buddhism Renaissance movement" and reform the old system of sangha.Because of his "revolution" of Buddhism, is opposed by some of the old school, but quit magazine editor, transferred to mount putuo retreat QianXiu Buddhism.Closed for 2 years, deep study of buddhist method all the cases by the theory of knowledge, the branch into, all the works of western philosophy, law, diligence, and deep.After five years of the republic of China customs, that is, to Taiwan, Japan, Buddhism, and to give lectures.

After returning from Japan in 1918, in Shanghai and Chen Yuanbai, zhang binglin, Wang Yiting the establishment "night club" to celebrities, editor in chief of the night club series.Next to the night club for a set of "the tide sound" monthly.Monthly hold for more than 30 years, never dropping out, for the longest time, become China buddhist periodicals of universal influence most widely.

In 1927, too big by the appointment of the hunan weishan yamadera abbot, then founded Yu Wuchang wuchang buddhist institute, recruit Zi buddhist youth to the hospital to practice Buddhism, cultivate a group of German and sangha talent.Twelve years in the summer, to lushan chose summer buddhist temple abbot workshops, and initiated the mundane world buddhist association.The following summer, buddhist federation was formally established, too was elected the first President.14 years in shanxi in wutai, please my governor of shanxi viceroy, yen hsi-shan, in taiyuan to preach Buddhism.In October the same year, led the Chinese buddhist delegation to attend the "east Asian buddhist conference" held in Tokyo, Japan, and Japanese Buddhism.After returning to China from Japan, buddhist and invited to Singapore.

South putuo temple in 1927, the first abbot mage will spring term expires, highly recommend too to the abbot and minnan buddhist institute director, turn immediately put on monk, to Shanghai sincerely invite to mansion became too.In may, too office to apply for to south putuo temple.Because he often out of buddhist, agreed, please turn on the monks of the prison, in the era of he go out of his temple service and school affairs.Seventeen years, too went to nanjing to give lectures, and preparations for establishing China Buddhism.In autumn, spring mage to encourage and support too teaching inspection abroad, traverse the Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States states, to preach Buddhism.And French scholars suggest, to establish the world buddhist center in Paris, is the first Chinese monks across Europe and the United States expanding Buddhism.

Too traveled around Europe and the United States after returning in 1929, namely to mansion in south putuo temple and minnan buddhist affairs, and initiative zalman (xiamen) buddhist church.During the mansion, the buddhist monk system reform actively, promote the construction of modern Chinese monk system outline, to promote "monk, on the integrity of the triple gem;With six degrees of tuition to a monk ".Heir by buddhist organization strength, to some rules to quit the lax temple in xiamen rock out.Again at the same time to the minnan buddhist educational system and teaching content reform, increasing the number of graduate department, division of special course system, by the research by free electives.Also personally for XueSeng lecture, ordered XueSeng to "learn" double major, concerning the monk education to be based on law of instrument.And successively first "principle and purpose of Buddhism", "XueSeng compendium of Buddhism, and in the monk education modern future of adversity and Buddhism", strongly opposed the literati JingYuanShi wizard initiations monk education way.Encourage XueSeng to revitalize Buddhism, cheong dharma as own duty, form the body of hardy and indifferent austere volunteer, intrepid diligence for xingjiao dedication.Fujian institute of too personally teachings and rectification, the courtyard wind YuanMao look brand-new, and make become the national first-class typical buddhist institute of higher learning, renowned Chinese and foreign, create a batch of having both ability and political integrity in the name of the monk greatness.Fujian college graduation XueSeng, spread all over at home and abroad, have engaged in the study of Buddhism, become the domestic and foreign well-known archmage, such as Yin shun mage, etc.;Some giant brake, the abbot mountains became the revitalization of buddhist building, such as ZhuMa master, etc.Since some of the abbot jungle temple monks, still was too personally taught XueSeng.

Too in xiamen, and often at the invitation of people from all walks of life, everywhere to give lectures, such as repeatedly invited to go to xiamen university speech, theme has the meaning of Buddhism in the world, the world Asia, Europe, the United States have a bird's eye view of Buddhism;For xiamen university psychology association, the dreams, for the teachers and students of philosophy about "only, only to learn knowledge introduction", etc.In addition, for the double tenth middle school began to the republic of China and Buddhism;Should be gulangyu Wu Rong please tell the Buddha's education of middle school;In middle school about the European and American Buddhism overview;For xiamen ymca began the ethics of the new youth and saving the nation ";Also in Cai Jitang leading the chung se, multiple speak ten three main object and other classics works.

In 1933, too re-elected south putuo temple twice the abbot (and dean) term, retire return Shanghai, but still keep close contact with Buddhism in xiamen.Twenty-four years ZhuoXi xiamen lecture again, in Buddhism and minnan buddhist institute, open topic for Buddhism will go and implementation of the Buddha, the Buddha and the modern China, and the mage and XueSeng should be how to care for the college, etc.Encourage buddhist congregation members to study Buddhism and the implementation of Buddha of human behavior, contribute to the revitalization of Buddhism.Inculcation college teachers and students, patriotism, sets up the spirit of dedication for the rise and fall of Buddhism to the nation.

In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, too for the anti-japanese national salvation, is asking the country to the buddhist action, and in the anti-japanese national salvation movement.And first published cable Japanese buddhist book, request by Japanese buddhist buddhist spirit of "peace and kill", to stop the invasion of Japanese imperialismThe war.And electricity at the same time the national buddhist, kids broadcast "Buddhism and the nation", "buddhist youth protecting group" of the organizations, take an active part in rescue work, propaganda work and struggle underground work.And echo "national salvation" and "friends of the wounded anti-japanese patriotic activities, such as raising donations to support the front.28 years, launched a buddhist delegation international, in Burma, India, Ceylon and star, the horse around, propaganda anti-japanese national salvation, launch around the overseas Chinese, Chinese people and the vast majority of the buddhist and buddhist organizations, actively support the motherland the war of resistance.32 years, with the bin, feng yuxiang, pai and other famous generals and the leading organization of religious religious association, China is asking the country to various religious groups and all religious to unite and resistance against Japan.Because of its active part in the anti-japanese national salvation activities, after the victory of Anti-Japanese War in 1946New Year's DayReligious leaders, the national government awarded the medal of victory.

Too for the sangha of modern Chinese Buddhism patriotic, "model, not only did he make a significant contribution for patriotic apologetics, monk, and to cultivate more spare no effort to rectify the monk system.Taixu life founded or monk education sponsored by the institute are: minnan buddhist institute, wuchang buddhist institute, the world buddhist center, xi 'an, chongqing sino-tibetan teachings court Barry monk institute, Beijing institute of Buddhism.The tide sound, monthly magazine publication founded Buddhism have and sleep group of weekly, etc.Buddhist groups have world Buddhism association, the Chinese buddhist association, Chinese Buddhism, religion in China, the world vegetarian associations and so on.After the victory of Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese Buddhism, director of the organizing committee, the national spirit as general mobilization and one of the design.Major works have "finishing sangha system theory", "the new interpretation of the monk", "new cheung wei shih, the legal theory only learn knowledge, and the true reality theory" and so on.By the door after disciple edit the master taixu "the present.