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|Nanjō Bunyū / Nanjio Bunyiu [[南条文雄]]||1849 - 1927||A priest of the Ōtani 大谷 sect of Japan's Jodō Shinshū 浄土真宗 school. He studied at Oxford with famed orientalist Max Müller, and collaborated with Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]] on a number of Buddhist projects. Chief among which was the reprinting of Buddhist texts held in Japan, but lost in China.  
|Nanjō Bunyū / Nanjio Bunyiu [[南条文雄]]||1849 - 1927||A priest of the Ōtani 大谷 sect of Japan's Jodō Shinshū 浄土真宗 school. He studied at Oxford with famed orientalist Max Müller, and collaborated with Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]] on a number of Buddhist projects. Chief among which was the reprinting of Buddhist texts held in Japan, but lost in China.  
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|Jìchán [[寄禪]]||1852 - 1912||A famous Chán master and poet during the late Qing. He was an important person in transitional Qing-Republican Buddhism.
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|Yìnguāng [[印光]]||1861 - 1940||Credited with reviving the Pure Land school 淨土宗 in China
|Yìnguāng [[印光]]||1861 - 1940||Credited with reviving the Pure Land school 淨土宗 in China
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|Zōngyǎng [[宗仰]]||1861 - 1921||A Jiāngnán 江南 monk, most famously associated with revolutionary activities in Shànghǎi [[上海]] in the first decade of the 20th century
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|Dīng Fúbǎo [[丁福保]]||1874 - 1952||Writer and publisher, best known for his Great Dictionary of Buddhism 佛學大辭典 published in 1922, a translation of ''Bukkyō daijiten'' 仏教大辞典 by Oda Tokunō 織田徳能
|Dīng Fúbǎo [[丁福保]]||1874 - 1952||Writer and publisher, best known for his Great Dictionary of Buddhism 佛學大辭典 published in 1922, a translation of ''Bukkyō daijiten'' 仏教大辞典 by Oda Tokunō 織田徳能
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|Yuányīng [[圓瑛]]||1878 - 1953||A towering figure of Republican Buddhism, and a critic of Tàixū's more radical suggestions for reform. He was president of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] from 1928 to 1937. He was also the abbot of a number of important temples in the Jiāngnán [[江南]] region.
|Yuányīng [[圓瑛]]||1878 - 1953||A towering figure of Republican Buddhism, and a critic of Tàixū's more radical suggestions for reform. He was president of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] from 1928 to 1937. He was also the abbot of a number of important temples in the Jiāngnán [[江南]] region.
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|Lǚ Bìchéng [[呂碧城]]||1883 - 1943||Probably the most famous Chinese Buddhist woman of the Republican period, Lǚ was a poet, journalist, and lay Buddhist. She had extensive experience living abroad in the 1920s and 1930s, and worked to tell Chinese about Buddhism in Europe, and teach Europeans about Buddhist compassion.
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|Lǚ Bìchéng [[呂碧城]]||1883 - 1943||Probably the most famous Chinese Buddhist woman of the Republican period, Lǚ was a poet, journalist, and lay Buddhist
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|Qū Yìngguāng [[屈映光]]||1883 - 1973||A prominent minister of the Republican era, he held many posts including that of governor of Shāndōng 山東 in 1919. He was initiated into esoteric Buddhism in 1929.
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|Tàixū [[太虛]]||1890 - 1947||One of the most influential Chinese Buddhist figures of the modern era, a reformer who established seminaries and Buddhist periodicals, such as his long-running Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]]
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|Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]]||ca. 1890 - 1941||A colleague of Tàixū [[太虛]], a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought
|Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]]||ca. 1890 - 1941||A colleague of Tàixū [[太虛]], a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought
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|Shànyīn [[善因]]||dates unknown||He and Kōngyě [[空也]] were Tàixū’s [[太虛]] early right-hand men. Shànyīn was particularly interested in Consciousness-Only 唯識 and Madhyamaka thought.
|Shànyīn [[善因]]||dates unknown||He and Kōngyě [[空也]] were Tàixū’s [[太虛]] early right-hand men. Shànyīn was particularly interested in Consciousness-Only 唯識 and Madhyamaka thought.
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|Dàyǒng [[大勇]]||1893 - 1929||A Hàn 漢 monk who was famous for teaching Japanese Esoteric Buddhism [[東密]], as well as leading a group to Tibet to study Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism [[西密]]
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|Lǚ Chéng [[呂澂]]||1896 - 1989||A student of Ōuyáng Jiàn [[歐陽漸]], headed his Chinese Inner Studies Institute [[支那內學院]], and remained a prominent figure in Chinese Buddhism after 1949.  
|Lǚ Chéng [[呂澂]]||1896 - 1989||A student of Ōuyáng Jiàn [[歐陽漸]], headed his Chinese Inner Studies Institute [[支那內學院]], and remained a prominent figure in Chinese Buddhism after 1949.  
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||Dàxǐng [[大醒]]||1899 - 1952||A student of Tàixū [[太虛]] and leader of the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]
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|Zhōu Shújiā [[周叔迦]]||1899 - 1970||An important scholar and teacher of Consciousness-Only thought during the Republican period, and a founding member of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]]
|Zhōu Shújiā [[周叔迦]]||1899 - 1970||An important scholar and teacher of Consciousness-Only thought during the Republican period, and a founding member of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]]
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|Dàyú [[大愚]]||dates unknown||Founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China
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|Yóu Zhìbiǎo [[尤智表]]||1901 - 19??||A Harvard-trained engineer and a lay Buddhist. He was the author of two important books on science and Buddhism, which were published in the 1940s
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Jùzàn [[巨贊]]||1908 - 1984||A Buddhist teacher who participated in the War of Resistance and worked closely with the Communist government after the founding of the PRC
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|Dān Péigēn [[單培根]]||1917 - 1995||A student of consciousness-only and Chinese medicine
|Dān Péigēn [[單培根]]||1917 - 1995||A student of consciousness-only and Chinese medicine
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Revision as of 01:02, 3 November 2009

Biographical Articles

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Jùzàn 巨贊||1908 - 1984||A Buddhist teacher who participated in the War of Resistance and worked closely with the Communist government after the founding of the PRC
Name Dates Notes
Nanjō Bunyū / Nanjio Bunyiu 南条文雄1849 - 1927A priest of the Ōtani 大谷 sect of Japan's Jodō Shinshū 浄土真宗 school. He studied at Oxford with famed orientalist Max Müller, and collaborated with Yáng Wénhuì 楊文會 on a number of Buddhist projects. Chief among which was the reprinting of Buddhist texts held in Japan, but lost in China.
Jìchán 寄禪1852 - 1912A famous Chán master and poet during the late Qing. He was an important person in transitional Qing-Republican Buddhism.
Yìnguāng 印光1861 - 1940Credited with reviving the Pure Land school 淨土宗 in China
Zōngyǎng 宗仰1861 - 1921A Jiāngnán 江南 monk, most famously associated with revolutionary activities in Shànghǎi 上海 in the first decade of the 20th century
Dīng Fúbǎo 丁福保1874 - 1952Writer and publisher, best known for his Great Dictionary of Buddhism 佛學大辭典 published in 1922, a translation of Bukkyō daijiten 仏教大辞典 by Oda Tokunō 織田徳能
Shǐ Yīrú 史一如1876 - 1925A scholar of Buddhist Logic, translator of works of Japanese Buddhology, and early confederate of Tàixū 太虛. He taught at the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院 during its first year
Yuányīng 圓瑛1878 - 1953A towering figure of Republican Buddhism, and a critic of Tàixū's more radical suggestions for reform. He was president of the Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教會 from 1928 to 1937. He was also the abbot of a number of important temples in the Jiāngnán 江南 region.
Lǚ Bìchéng 呂碧城1883 - 1943Probably the most famous Chinese Buddhist woman of the Republican period, Lǚ was a poet, journalist, and lay Buddhist
Qū Yìngguāng 屈映光1883 - 1973A prominent minister of the Republican era, he held many posts including that of governor of Shāndōng 山東 in 1919. He was initiated into esoteric Buddhism in 1929.
Tàixū 太虛1890 - 1947One of the most influential Chinese Buddhist figures of the modern era, a reformer who established seminaries and Buddhist periodicals, such as his long-running Hǎicháo yīn 海潮音
Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓ca. 1890 - 1941A colleague of Tàixū 太虛, a noted lay teacher of monks, and scholar of Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought
Shànyīn 善因dates unknownHe and Kōngyě 空也 were Tàixū’s 太虛 early right-hand men. Shànyīn was particularly interested in Consciousness-Only 唯識 and Madhyamaka thought.
Dàyǒng 大勇1893 - 1929A Hàn 漢 monk who was famous for teaching Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 東密, as well as leading a group to Tibet to study Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism 西密
Lǚ Chéng 呂澂1896 - 1989A student of Ōuyáng Jiàn 歐陽漸, headed his Chinese Inner Studies Institute 支那內學院, and remained a prominent figure in Chinese Buddhism after 1949.
Dàxǐng 大醒1899 - 1952A student of Tàixū 太虛 and leader of the Minnan Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院
Zhōu Shújiā 周叔迦1899 - 1970An important scholar and teacher of Consciousness-Only thought during the Republican period, and a founding member of the Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教協會
Dàyú 大愚dates unknownFounder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China
Yóu Zhìbiǎo 尤智表1901 - 19??A Harvard-trained engineer and a lay Buddhist. He was the author of two important books on science and Buddhism, which were published in the 1940s
Dān Péigēn 單培根1917 - 1995A student of consciousness-only and Chinese medicine
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