Studies in Zen
A Delta Book published by arrangement with Philosophical Library, Inc. [LCCN 5514253].Perhaps no branch of Eastern thought has so profoundly influenced contemporary Western culture as Zen Buddhism. Its most spectacular impact has been on Existentialism &, in a poorly digested & sadly misunderstood way, "beat" literature. But its more subtle presence has become progressively pervasive in Occidental philosophy & religion; it may yet achieve the "meeting of East & West". Studies in Zen is an important contribution to the interpretation of Zen Buddhism in the West.'Among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism that recent decades have produced'--C.G. Jung
ReligionBuddhismZen
RELEASED1986
PUBLISHERUnwin Paperbacks
LENGTH76
LANGUAGEEN
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木大拙貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, October 18, 1870 – July 12, 1966) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities, and devoted many years to a professorship at Otani University, a Japanese Buddhist school.
Studies in Zen
A Delta Book published by arrangement with Philosophical Library, Inc. [LCCN 5514253].Perhaps no branch of Eastern thought has so profoundly influenced contemporary Western culture as Zen Buddhism. Its most spectacular impact has been on Existentialism &, in a poorly digested & sadly misunderstood way, "beat" literature. But its more subtle presence has become progressively pervasive in Occidental philosophy & religion; it may yet achieve the "meeting of East & West". Studies in Zen is an important contribution to the interpretation of Zen Buddhism in the West.'Among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism that recent decades have produced'--C.G. Jung
ReligionBuddhismZen
RELEASED1986
PUBLISHERUnwin Paperbacks
LENGTH76
LANGUAGEEN
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木大拙貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, October 18, 1870 – July 12, 1966) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities, and devoted many years to a professorship at Otani University, a Japanese Buddhist school.
