Lin Qiuwu, a ＂Taiwan revolutionary monk＂ in the 1920s, combined Buddhism with Marxism and created a unique ＂Revolutionary Buddhism＂. On the one hand, he distinguished the ＂Old Buddhism＂ from the ＂New Buddhism＂ by his ＂dichotomy＂ understanding of Buddhism, and then pointed out that ＂New Buddhism＂ was a positive power of social transformation in the same way as Marxism by emphasizing the role of superstructure under the base of historical materialism, thus resolving the contradiction between Buddhism and Marxist religious criticism. On the other hand, through the mutual interpretation and transformation of Buddhism and Marxism, in the ＂ideal＂, ＂method＂ and ＂action＂ of ＂revolutionary Buddhism＂, respectively, Buddhism is Marxisted - the concept of ＂pure land in the world＂ is proposed, Marxism is buddhistized - the method of ＂great resistance without resistance＂ is advocated, and the two are interpreted and reformed together - trying to build a ＂United Sangha＂ in Taiwan. Analyzing and commenting on Lin Qiuwu's ＂Revolutionary Buddhism＂ will not only help to clarify its internal logic, but also contribute to the general study of Taiwan philosophy, and also gain some reflections on the fate of Marxist basic theory and its practice in Taiwan. Among them, it mainly includes the tension between historical materialism and morality, the relationship and boundary between theory and practice, the standard of Marxist Interpretation, and the practical fate of Marxism in Taiwan.
