The Void - Taikyo

A modern Chinese monk. His secular surname was Lu, and his pen names were Taixu, also known as Hikke, Hishin, and Funda. He lost his father at the age of two, and entered a temple in Suzhou at the age of 16. He was then ordained under Jing'an (1851-1912), after which he studied in various places. In 1918, he founded the Kakusha Series and published his theory on the reorganization of the Buddhist order, and thereafter devoted himself to the reform movement. He established Buddhist schools in various places to train personnel, and opened the World Buddhist Academy and the Han Tibetan Teaching Institute to promote Buddhist studies. When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, he worked to raise anti-Japanese sentiment, and dedicated his life to reforming the Buddhist world. After his death, his disciples compiled and published the "Complete Works of Master Taikyo" and the "Chronology of Master Taikyo."

[Masaaki Nitta March 21, 2017]

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近代中国の僧。俗姓は呂(りょ)、号が太虚、また悲華(ひけ)、悲心(ひしん)、芬陀(ふんだ)。2歳で父と死別、16歳のとき蘇州(そしゅう)の寺院に入り、ついで敬安（1851―1912）に就いて受戒、以後各地に学ぶ。1918年『覚社叢書(かくしゃそうしょ)』を創刊して僧団制度整理論を発表、以来、改革運動に挺身(ていしん)。人材養成のための仏学院を各地に建てたり、仏教研究を促進すべく、世界仏教苑(えん)、漢蔵教理院を開設。日中戦争が勃発(ぼっぱつ)するに及んで、抗日意識の高揚に努めるなど、生涯を仏教界の革新に捧(ささ)げた。没後門下の人々が編集刊行した『太虚大師全集』『太虚大師年譜』がある。

［新田雅章　2017年3月21日］

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