Master Tai-xu and Master Yin-shun were two prominent thinkers in Chinese Buddhism in the twentieth century. Master Yin-shun had always been influenced by the thinking of Master Tai-xu and followed him and revived Chinese Buddhism with efforts. Indebted to Master Tai-xu , Master Yin-shun’s Buddhist thoughts had the traits of reason, which means he loved his Plato, but he loved Truth more. Master Tai-xu himself also showed his great acceptance for this young generation about their difference in thinking. That the "harmony but different" relationship between these two masters became a story in the history of 20th century Buddhism. However, Master Yin-shun’s book, Indian Buddhism, had ever raised the debate on the meaning of dharma with Master Tai-xu, which was originally a normal academic discussion of thought, but the debate was lead to be deliberately misinterpreted and be misread the thought and relationship of these two masters. This distortion culminated in the “Huishan Conference” at the end of 2016. Therefore, today Chinese Buddhism is deeply affected by the thought of Buddhism in the human realm, promoted by Master Tai-xu and Master Yin- shun, clarifying matters and getting to the bottom of things, we should disclose the truth to be able to truly understand this teacher-student relationship between these two masters.
