•Taixuwrote that superstition must be discouraged because it prevent people from seeking scientific truth in the world.
•He used the term “Buddhism for human life,” meaning that humanism and rationalism were to be the central concern, rather than praying for miracles.
•Thus, his idea to make a pure land on earth was consistent with his principle on human progress instead of divine salvation.
•Eventually, Taixu’sidealism was muted by the rise of communism in China by 1949, which formally suppressed religious practice, including Buddhism.