Taixu argues that we can establish a Pure Land (sort of like a Buddhist heaven) in the human realm (earth) through love, pacifism, and Buddhist anarcho-communism. 3/3

In it, Tolstoy argued that it is possible to create a (metaphorical) heaven on earth through love, compassion, and political anarcho-communism. In homage to this, Taixu makes a similar claim. 2/3

Greatly inspired by the works of both Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, one can see existentialism elements within Tolstoy's novels and essays. For more read Kaufmann's essays on Tolstoy's existentialism, Evlampiev's essay on Tolstoy and Nietzsche, and Shestov's essay on Tolstoy and Nietzsche. 4/4

Including Ghandi, Taixu, and Thich Nhat Hanh. 4.) If your only interest in Dostoevsky is existentialism, then I can tell you that Tolstoy is one to examine in this regard as well. 3/4

3.) When Tolstoy died in 1910, workers marched the streets of Russia, not for Tolstoy the novelist, but for Tolstoy, the political philosopher who was sometimes called the savior of the мужик (tr. peasant or serf). His political pacifism inspired countless people. 2/4

Tolstoy is original, because the sum total of his views, taken as a whole, happens to express the specific features of our revolution as a peasant bourgeois revolution. 2/2
- Vladimir Lenin, "Lev Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution."

Power for Nietzsche is found in the soul of the artist who creates freely and with love and non-judgment. Power is not some sort of physical strength; rather, it is the power to create. It is a transvaluation of values. In other words, to make a heaven of earth. 2/2