Taixu, Tài xū, Tai xu: 5 definitions
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太虛 t = 太虚 s = tài xū p refers to [proper noun] “Taixu”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Chinese Buddhism , Concept: Monastic 师父 [shi fu]; Notes: 1890-1947, Chinese monastic, important figure in the Chinese Buddhist revival in the early 20th century (BL 'Taixu'; FGDB '太虛 [tai xu]'; Pittman, Don Alvin 2001, “Toward a Modern Chinese Buddhism: Taixu’s Reforms”, University of Hawaii Press, p. 2; Wikipedia '释太虚 [shi tai xu]').
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太虛 [tài xū] [tai xu]—
1. Sky. In "Selections of Literature" [文選 [wen xuan]], Sun Chuò's [孫綽 [sun chuo]] "Rhapsody on Roaming Mount Tiāntái" [遊天台山賦 [you tian tai shan fu]]: "The Grand Void [] is vast [遼廓 [liao kuo]] and unhindered [無閡 [wu ai]], operating the wondrous existence [妙有 [miao you]] of nature [自然 [zi ran]]." Also written as "Tàiqīng" [太清 [tai qing]] or "Tàiqīng" [泰清 [tai qing]].
2. A state [境界 [jing jie]] of emptiness [空虛 [kong xu]] and loneliness [寂寞 [ji mo]].
3. The Dharma name [法號 [fa hao]] of a modern monk [僧人 [seng ren]] (1889-1947 CE). His secular surname [俗姓 [su xing]] was Lǚ [呂 [lu]], his Dharma name [法名 [fa ming]] was Wéixīn [唯心 [wei xin]], and he was commonly known by his courtesy name [字 [zi]]. A native of Chóngdé [崇德 [chong de]], Zhejiang [浙江 [zhe jiang]], he became a monk [出家 [chu jia]] at the age of sixteen. He received full ordination [具足戒 [ju zu jie]] from Master Jìchán [寄禪和尚 [ji chan he shang]] at Tiāntóng Temple [天童寺 [tian tong si]] in Níngbō [寧波 [ning bo]]. Later, he studied the Surangama Sutra [楞嚴經 [leng yan jing]] under Yáng Wénhuì [楊文會 [yang wen hui]] and English [英文 [ying wen]] with Sū Mànshū [蘇曼殊 [su man shu]]. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912 CE) [民國元年 [min guo yuan nian]], he founded the Chinese Buddhist Association for Progress [中國佛教協進會 [zhong guo fu jiao xie jin hui]] in Nánjīng [南京 [nan jing]] to promote the Buddhist Reform Movement [佛教改革運動 [fu jiao gai ge yun dong]]. Given that Buddhism [佛教 [fu jiao]] was in decline [不振 [bu zhen]] and the quality of monastics [僧眾素質 [seng zhong su zhi]] was low [低落 [di luo]] at the time, he successively founded the Wǔchāng Buddhist Academy [武昌佛學院 [wu chang fu xue yuan]], Mǐnnán Buddhist Academy [閩南佛學院 [min nan fu xue yuan]], Hàn-Zàng Buddhist Institute [漢藏教理院 [han cang jiao li yuan]], etc., cultivating monastic talents [僧材 [seng cai]]. He contributed greatly to modern Chinese monastic education [中國近代僧教育 [zhong guo jin dai seng jiao yu]] and was a leader [領袖 [ling xiu]] of the Chinese Buddhist Reformist faction [中國佛教改革派 [zhong guo fu jiao gai ge pai]]. He authored and compiled works such as "On the Sangha System" [僧伽制度論 [seng jia zhi du lun]], "Explaining the New Monk" [釋新僧 [shi xin seng]], and "On True Reality" [真現實論 [zhen xian shi lun]]. His "Complete Works of Master Tàixū" [大師全書 [da shi quan shu]] are in circulation.
太虛：1.天空。《文選．孫綽．遊天台山賦》：「太虛遼廓而無閡，運自然之妙有。」也作「太清」、「泰清」。
2.空虛寂寞的境界。
3.近代一位僧人的法號（西元1889～1947）。俗姓呂，法名唯心，以字行世。浙江崇德人，十六歲出家，依寧波天童寺寄禪和尚受具足戒；後從楊文會學楞嚴經；跟蘇曼殊學英文，民國元年在南京創立中國佛教協進會以推動佛教改革運動。鑑於當時佛教不振，僧眾素質低落，先後創辦武昌佛學院、閩南佛學院、漢藏教理院等，培育僧材，對中國近代僧教育貢獻很大，為中國佛教改革派的領袖。著有整理《僧伽制度論》、《釋新僧》、《真現實論》等。有《太虛大師全書》行世。
tài xū:1. tiān kōng. < wén xuǎn． sūn chuò． yóu tiān tái shān fù>: “tài xū liáo kuò ér wú ài, yùn zì rán zhī miào yǒu.” yě zuò “tài qīng” ,, “tài qīng” .
2. kōng xū jì mò de jìng jiè.
3. jìn dài yī wèi sēng rén de fǎ hào (xī yuán1889～1947). sú xìng lǚ, fǎ míng wéi xīn, yǐ zì xíng shì. zhè jiāng chóng dé rén, shí liù suì chū jiā, yī níng bō tiān tóng sì jì chán hé shàng shòu jù zú jiè； hòu cóng yáng wén huì xué léng yán jīng； gēn sū màn shū xué yīng wén, mín guó yuán nián zài nán jīng chuàng lì zhōng guó fú jiào xié jìn huì yǐ tuī dòng fú jiào gǎi gé yùn dòng. jiàn yú dāng shí fú jiào bù zhèn, sēng zhòng sù zhì dī luò, xiān hòu chuàng bàn wǔ chāng fú xué yuàn,, mǐn nán fú xué yuàn,, hàn cáng jiào lǐ yuàn děng, péi yù sēng cái, duì zhōng guó jìn dài sēng jiào yù gòng xiàn hěn dà, wèi zhōng guó fú jiào gǎi gé pài de lǐng xiù. zhe yǒu zhěng lǐ < sēng jiā zhì dù lùn>,, < shì xīn sēng>,, < zhēn xiàn shí lùn> děng. yǒu < tài xū dà shī quán shū> xíng shì.
tai xu:1. tian kong. < wen xuan. sun chuo. you tian tai shan fu>: "tai xu liao kuo er wu ai, yun zi ran zhi miao you." ye zuo "tai qing" ,, "tai qing" .
2. kong xu ji mo de jing jie.
3. jin dai yi wei seng ren de fa hao (xi yuan1889~1947). su xing lu, fa ming wei xin, yi zi xing shi. zhe jiang chong de ren, shi liu sui chu jia, yi ning bo tian tong si ji chan he shang shou ju zu jie; hou cong yang wen hui xue leng yan jing; gen su man shu xue ying wen, min guo yuan nian zai nan jing chuang li zhong guo fu jiao xie jin hui yi tui dong fu jiao gai ge yun dong. jian yu dang shi fu jiao bu zhen, seng zhong su zhi di luo, xian hou chuang ban wu chang fu xue yuan,, min nan fu xue yuan,, han cang jiao li yuan deng, pei yu seng cai, dui zhong guo jin dai seng jiao yu gong xian hen da, wei zhong guo fu jiao gai ge pai de ling xiu. zhe you zheng li < seng jia zhi du lun>,, < shi xin seng>,, < zhen xian shi lun> deng. you < tai xu da shi quan shu> xing shi.
太虛 [tài xū] refers to: “Taixu” [Chinese personal name].
太虛 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] thái hư.
[Korean] 태허 / taeheo.
[Japanese] タイキョ / タイコ.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Xu, Chua, Chu, Tai.
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