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The Field Of Zen [With
Christmas Humphreys (Ed.) ]
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Essays In Zen Buddhism.
First-Third Series [With Christmas Humphreys (Ed.) ]
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An Introduction To Zen
Buddhism [With Christmas Humphreys (Ed.) ]
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The Awakening Of Zen [With
Christmas Humphreys (Ed.) ]
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Mysticism. Christian And
Buddhist
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Studies In Lankavatara Sutra
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Studies In Zen
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The Essence Of Buddhism
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The Lankavatara Sutra (Tr.)
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scholar, philosopher, teacher, translator and instrumental in
spreading Zen in the west.
Read D.T. Suzuki for an authoritative perspective of Zen, its
philosophy, masters, ethics, culture, tradition, and practices
in plain English.
Born in 1870 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
While a student at Tokyo University, he undertook Zen training
at the Engakuji in Kamakura. In 1897, he moved to La Salle,
Illinois to work as an assistant to Paul Carus, the president of
Open Court Publishing Co.
Returned and taught English at Gakushűin University (1909) and
Tokyo Imperial University, was a Professor at Otani University
(1921). Taught at the University of Hawaii (1950), stayed at US
and taught at Columbia University (1951).
Started the Eastern Buddhist Society and began publication of
The Eastern Buddhist (1921). Spoke at the World Congress of
Faiths (1936). Traveled to Honolulu for the Second East-West
Philosopher's Conference (1949).
Wrote and translated extensively on Pure Land Buddhism,
especially Shin Buddhism, also Oriental and philosophical works
into English. He also studied Chinese and Sanskrit, and also
undertook to translate many Chinese and English texts into
Japanese. Traveled widely, lecturing, attending conferences, and
receiving a variety of honors. Suzuki’s writings in Japanese are
now contained in the thirty-two volume Suzuki Daisetzu Zenshű
(Complete Works of D. T. Suzuki). |