taixu(1890-1947)=太虛（1890–1947）; rupublican period buddhism=民國初期之佛教; biography=傳記
摘要
Venerable Taixu (1890–1947) is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. The present article is a historical analysis of his early years, looking at his childhood, renunciation, Buddhist education, first religious experience, interest in political thought, and early efforts to establish a national Buddhist association. These events, occurring during his first twenty-four years, represent a seminal period in his life. Although this represented a time of idealism during which Taixu’s ideas were in their earliest stages, the commitments that he formed would endure throughout his life.
