Taixu

Qing Dynasty Buddhist (1890-1947)
Person human Q795292
Taixu
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Summary

Taixu was born on January 8, 1890[1], in Haining[2]. He died on March 17, 1947[3], in Shanghai[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5], writer[6], religious studies scholar[7], and monk[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: China[10]
  • Student: Dongchu[11], Yanpei[12], Yin Shun[13], 釋大勇[14], Cihangfashi[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Taixu[18]
  • Family name: Lü[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[20]

Why It Matters

Taixu has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Taixu born?

Taixu was born in Haining[2].

Where did Taixu die?

Taixu passed away in Shanghai[4].

What did Taixu do for work?

Taixu worked as a Buddhist monk[5], writer[6], religious studies scholar[7], and monk[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL1675596A, OL5558972A
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL5558972A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 119084589
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'r
    Sitelink count → 15
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58947|batch #58947]]: Import P7902 (DtBio)"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Shanghai
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chinese
    Family name → Lü
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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