The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk
This is perhaps the best introduction to Zen and the life of the Zen monk. A direct and succinct description of the training that a Zen Buddhist monk undergoes. Dr. Suzuki has given us a precise picture possible of Zen in life. The forty-three illustrations give a unique value to the book depicting the record of his own experiences in going through the disciplinary measures of Zen.
PhilosophyReligionBuddhismZen
RELEASED1994
PUBLISHERTuttle Publishing
LENGTH160
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.
The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk
This is perhaps the best introduction to Zen and the life of the Zen monk. A direct and succinct description of the training that a Zen Buddhist monk undergoes. Dr. Suzuki has given us a precise picture possible of Zen in life. The forty-three illustrations give a unique value to the book depicting the record of his own experiences in going through the disciplinary measures of Zen.
PhilosophyReligionBuddhismZen
RELEASED1994
PUBLISHERTuttle Publishing
LENGTH160
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.
