Suzuki, D. T.
SUZUKI, D. T. (1870–1966), also known as Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, Buddhist scholar, prolific author, and itinerant lecturer, remains the single most important figure in the...
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Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966) was a Japanese translator, teacher, and constructive interpreter of Zen Buddhist thought to the West.Teitaro Suzuki was born in Kanazawa in western Japan on October ...
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In the following review, the critic finds Outlines of Mahâyâna Buddhism to be a “very good introduction to a more comprehensive treatise of the subject.”
[Outlines of Mah...
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In his introduction to Suzuki's Zen Buddhism, originally published in 1956, Barrett describes the relationship between Zen Buddhist philosophy and the philosophies of the West.
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In the following review, Bownas finds Studies in Zen to be a “fairly broad picture of Suzuki's interpretations of Zen.”
Studies in Zen is a collection of seven originally separate...
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In this essay, Doherty discusses the influence of Zen Buddhism on the works of W. B. Yeats with particular emphasis on Suzuki's interpretations.
Yeats's fascination with Japan and its cu...
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In the following essay, Abe examines the influence Suzuki's interpretation of Zen Buddhism had on the West.
In the West, as well as in Japan, Suzuki Sensei has often been regarded exclusively a...
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In the following essay, Fader discusses the influence Suzuki had on Western thought and art.
Buddhism and Zen were introduced to the West during the episode of interreligious, intercultural encounter ...
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In the following essay, Shimomura discusses the cultural thought patterns that make Zen Buddhist concepts difficult for Westerners, and Suzuki's importance in bridging that understanding.
I thi...
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In the following essay, Aitkin—a student of Suzuki—reminisces about his personal encounters with his teacher.
I first encountered Dr. Suzuki's name in R. H. Blyth's Zen in ...
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