Tang Dayuan 唐大圓 - Revision history

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-	'''Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941)''' was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.	+	'''Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941)''' was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only [[唯識]] thought.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

-	Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.	+	Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only [[唯識]] thought.

-	~~He lived in~~ Wǔchāng [[武昌]] ~~for a long time~~. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.	+	Táng was a long-time resident of Wǔchāng [[武昌]]. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu [[溫州]] to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.

	In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the China Inner Studies Institute [[支那內學院]] in Nánjīng [[南京]].		In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the China Inner Studies Institute [[支那內學院]] in Nánjīng [[南京]].

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-	== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941) ==	+	'''Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941)''' was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.

-	~~Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.~~	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.		Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.
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	Táng remained in Wǔhàn [[武漢]] during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].		Táng remained in Wǔhàn [[武漢]] during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].

-		+	==Major Works==
-	~~----~~	+
-	~~'''~~Major Works~~:'''~~	+
	* ''Fóxué yǎnjiǎng jí'' 佛學演講集 (Lectures on Buddhism)		* ''Fóxué yǎnjiǎng jí'' 佛學演講集 (Lectures on Buddhism)
	* ''Wéishì de kēxué fāngfǎ'' 唯識的科學方法 (The Scientific Method of Consciousness-Only)		* ''Wéishì de kēxué fāngfǎ'' 唯識的科學方法 (The Scientific Method of Consciousness-Only)
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	* ''Wéishì yánjiù shùyào'' 唯識研究述要 (Essential Points on Consciousness-Only Research)		* ''Wéishì yánjiù shùyào'' 唯識研究述要 (Essential Points on Consciousness-Only Research)

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.682-687.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.682-687.
	* Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài Fómén rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. Taipei: Huiju, 1999. Pp. 254-269.		* Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài Fómén rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. Taipei: Huiju, 1999. Pp. 254-269.

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-	\|death=February 1, [[1941]] (Mínguó 民國 30) in Bǎoqìng 寶慶, ~~Húnán~~ of illness	+	\|death=February 1, [[1941]] (Mínguó 民國 30) in Bǎoqìng 寶慶, Hú'nán of illness
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	* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]		* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]
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	Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.		Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.

-	He lived in ~~Wuchang~~ for a long time. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the ~~Wuchang~~ Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.	+	He lived in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] for a long time. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.

-	In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the ~~Wuchang~~ Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the ~~Zhīnà nèixué yuàn~~ [[支那內學院]] in ~~Nanjing~~.	+	In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the China Inner Studies Institute [[支那內學院]] in Nánjīng [[南京]].

-	Táng was invited to ~~Shanghai~~ in [[1925]] to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the ~~Shanghai~~ Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which ~~were~~ written for the nonspecialist.	+	Táng was invited to Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1925]] to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the Shànghǎi Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which he had written for the nonspecialist.

-	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition, the ~~Wuchang~~ Buddhist Seminary was forced to shut down. Around this time, Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was the ~~principle~~ contributor. He also taught at ~~Nanjing’s~~ Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to ~~Beijing~~ with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19 of that year. That fall he opened a library in ~~Changsha~~, ~~Hunan~~, inaugurating it with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.	+	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition, the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary was forced to shut down. Around this time, Táng started the magazine ''Dōngfāng wénhuà'' [[東方文化]], for which he was the principal contributor. He also taught at Nánjīng’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. Táng briefly went to Běijīng [[北京]] with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but came back on August 19 of that year. That fall he opened a library in Chángshā [[長沙]], Hú'nán, inaugurating it with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.

-	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks' training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]~~, which~~ was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at ~~Wuchang~~ the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April ~~14th~~. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in [[1932]]. Later, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in ~~Wuchang~~, and got Tàixū to lecture there.	+	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks' training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. This training group was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wǔchāng the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in [[1932]]. Later, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wǔchāng, and got Tàixū to lecture there.

-	Táng remained in ~~Wuhan~~ during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].	+	Táng remained in Wǔhàn [[武漢]] during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].

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		+	\|name-date=Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941)
		+	\|names=
		+	\|image=
		+	\|birth=ca. 1890 in Wǔgāng 武崗, Húnán [[湖南]]
		+	\|death=February 1, [[1941]] (Mínguó 民國 30) in Bǎoqìng 寶慶, Húnán of illness
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]
		+	* Huánxíng [[遠行]]
		+	* Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]
		+	* Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]]
		+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
		+	* Yìnguāng [[印光]]
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
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	== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941) ==		== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941) ==

	Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.		Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.
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-	* Birth date unknown; said to be from Wǔgāng 武崗, Húnán [[湖南]]
-	* Died February 1, [[1941]] (Mínguó 民國 30) in Bǎoqìng 寶慶, Húnán of illness

	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

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	In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the Zhīnà nèixué yuàn [[支那內學院]] in Nanjing.		In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the Zhīnà nèixué yuàn [[支那內學院]] in Nanjing.

-	Táng was invited to Shanghai in [[1925]] to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the Shanghai Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which were written for the nonspecialist. ~~and two others on Weishi (not clear about dates). These were deep, but not overly complex, and the average person could understand them.~~	+	Táng was invited to Shanghai in [[1925]] to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the Shanghai Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which were written for the nonspecialist.

-	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition ~~and~~ the ~~Nationalist government in~~ Wuchang~~, the~~ Buddhist ~~seminary~~ was forced to shut down. Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was ~~also~~ the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19~~, 1927~~. ~~Around that time~~ he opened a library ~~that fall~~ in Changsha, Hunan, with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.	+	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition, the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary was forced to shut down. Around this time, Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19 of that year. That fall he opened a library in Changsha, Hunan, inaugurating it with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.

-	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in 1932. Later, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.	+	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks' training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in [[1932]]. Later, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.

	Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].		Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].
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	----		----
	'''Major Works:'''		'''Major Works:'''
-		+	* ''Fóxué yǎnjiǎng jí'' 佛學演講集 (Lectures on Buddhism)
-	''Fóxué yǎnjiǎng jí'' 佛學演講集 (Lectures on Buddhism)	+	* ''Wéishì de kēxué fāngfǎ'' 唯識的科學方法 (The Scientific Method of Consciousness-Only)
-		+	* ''Wéishì fāngbiàn tán'' 唯識方便談 (Basic Talks on Consciousness-Only)
-	''Wéishì de kēxué fāngfǎ'' 唯識的科學方法 (The Scientific Method of Consciousness-Only)	+	* ''Wéishì sānzì jīng'' 唯識三字經 (The Consciousness-Only Three Character Classic)
-		+	* ''Wéishì yánjiù shùyào'' 唯識研究述要 (Essential Points on Consciousness-Only Research)
-	''Wéishì fāngbiàn tán'' 唯識方便談 (Basic Talks on Consciousness-Only)	+
-		+
-	''Wéishì sānzì jīng'' 唯識三字經 (The Consciousness-Only Three Character Classic)	+
-		+
-	''Wéishì yánjiù shùyào'' 唯識研究述要 (Essential Points on Consciousness-Only Research)	+
-		+

	----		----
	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.682-687.
-	~~Shì Dōngchū 釋東初~~. ''Zhōngguó fójiào jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. ~~(Taibei: Dongchu, 1974), 2:~~682-687.	+	* Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài Fómén rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. Taipei: Huiju, 1999. Pp. 254-269.
-		+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.809a-811c.
-	Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài ~~fómén~~ rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. (Taipei: Huiju, 1999), 254-269.	+
-		+
-	~~Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed~~. ~~''Xiàndài fójiào rénwù cídiǎn'' 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols~~. ~~(Taipei: Foguang, 2004), 1:~~809a-811c.	+

	[[Category:Biography]]		[[Category:Biography]]

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-	== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (d.1941) ==	+	== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (ca. 1890 - 1941) ==

	Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.		Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.

		+	* Birth date unknown; said to be from Wǔgāng 武崗, Húnán [[湖南]]
		+	* Died February 1, [[1941]] (Mínguó 民國 30) in Bǎoqìng 寶慶, Húnán of illness

	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	~~From Wǔgāng 武崗 in Hunan. He~~ took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.	+	Táng took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.

	He lived in Wuchang for a long time. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.		He lived in Wuchang for a long time. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.

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	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition and the Nationalist government in Wuchang, the Buddhist seminary was forced to shut down. Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was also the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19, 1927. Around that time he opened a library that fall in Changsha, Hunan, with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.		With the arrival of the Northern Expedition and the Nationalist government in Wuchang, the Buddhist seminary was forced to shut down. Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was also the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19, 1927. Around that time he opened a library that fall in Changsha, Hunan, with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.

-	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in 1932. ~~In 9~~, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.	+	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in 1932. Later, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.

	Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].		Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].

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-	== ~~'''~~Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (d.1941)~~'''~~ ==	+	== Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 (d.1941) ==

	Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.		Táng was a colleague of Tàixū, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	From Wǔgāng 武崗 in Hunan. He took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in 1912. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.	+	From Wǔgāng 武崗 in Hunan. He took refuge under Yìnguāng [[印光]] in [[1912]]. In his early years as a Buddhist, he practiced Pure Land, but after reading the first issues of ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] he began to take a strong interest in Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought.

-	He lived in Wuchang for a long time ~~(一向)~~. In 1922, he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.	+	He lived in Wuchang for a long time. In [[1922]], he accepted the invitation of Wú Bìhuá 吳璧華 to come to Wēnzhōu 溫州 to lecture and propagate the dharma. That same year, he met Tàixū [[太虛]], who hired him in April to head the Hankou Right Faith Society's [[正信會]] Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was just getting started. When the Institute's first group of students graduated in August, its name was changed to the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. When the Seminary opened in September, Tàixū initially took on the duties of teaching Consciousness-Only, eventually Táng took over.

-	In 1924, Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the Zhīnà nèixué yuàn [[支那內學院]] in Nanjing.	+	In [[1924]], Táng replaced his colleague Shǐ Yìrú [[史一如]] editing the ''Hǎicháo yīn''. This same year Táng, Tàixū, and students of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary became embroiled in a debate over the authenticity of ''the Mahāyāna Awakening of Faith'' [[大乘起信論真偽辯]]. Their principle opponents in this debate were Ōuyáng Jìngwú [[歐陽竟無]] and his students at the Zhīnà nèixué yuàn [[支那內學院]] in Nanjing.

-	Táng was invited to Shanghai in 1925 to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the Shanghai Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which were written for the nonspecialist. and two others on Weishi (not clear about dates). These were deep, but not overly complex, and the average person could understand them.	+	Táng was invited to Shanghai in [[1925]] to lecture on Consciousness-Only thought and edit the eponymous periodical of the Shanghai Lay Buddhist Association [[上海佛教居士林]]. The Association also published several of Táng's works on Consciousness-Only, which were written for the nonspecialist. and two others on Weishi (not clear about dates). These were deep, but not overly complex, and the average person could understand them.

-	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition and the Nationalist government in Wuchang, the Buddhist seminary was forced to shut down. Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was also the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in 1927, but he came back on August 19, 1927. Around that time he opened a library that fall in Changsha, Hunan, with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.	+	With the arrival of the Northern Expedition and the Nationalist government in Wuchang, the Buddhist seminary was forced to shut down. Táng started the magazine Dōngfāng wénhuà [[東方文化]], for which he was also the principle contributor. He also taught at Nanjing’s Southwestern University [[東南大學]] along with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]. He briefly went to Beijing with Tàixū on a lecture tour in [[1927]], but he came back on August 19, 1927. Around that time he opened a library that fall in Changsha, Hunan, with a lecture series on Consciousness-Only.

-	In July, 1928, Tàixū organized a monks training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in 1932. In 9, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.	+	In July, [[1928]], Tàixū organized a monks training group as part of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]], which was headed by Táng and the monk Huánxíng [[遠行]]. In 1929, acting on a letter sent by Tàixū who was abroad, they created at Wuchang the World Buddhist Studies Center [[世界佛學苑]] on April 14th. Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] took over running the Center in 1932. In 9, Táng started the Eastern Culture Research Bureau 東方文化研究苑 in Wuchang, and got Tàixū to lecture there.

-	Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, 1941.	+	Táng remained in Wuhan during the war, dying of illness on February 1, [[1941]].


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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''

-	Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. ''Zhōngguó fójiào jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. (Taibei: Dongchu, 1974), 2:682-687.	+	Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. ''Zhōngguó fójiào jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. (Taibei: Dongchu, 1974), 2:682-687.

	Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài fómén rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. (Taipei: Huiju, 1999), 254-269.		Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōngguó jìndài fómén rénwùzhì'' 佛門人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''), vol. 5. (Taipei: Huiju, 1999), 254-269.