The Awakening of Zen
$36.00
- Paperback
136 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2000
Summary
This collection of essays and lectures by D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966) covers a wide range, from Mahayana Buddhism generally and the Zen school in particular, to Japanese art and culture, to the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Western psychology. Suzuki, whose work has had a profound and lasting influence, communicates his insights clearly and energetically. The clarity of his presentation makes The Awakening of Zen a book for novice and scholar alike.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570625909 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570625905 |
| Author: | Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2000 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 151mm x 228mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Dragon Editions |
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About The Author
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki was Japan’s foremost authority on Zen Buddhism, and the author of over 100 works on the subject. He was trained as a Buddhist disciple in the great Zen monastery at Kamakura. From 1897 to 1908 he worked in the United States as an editor and translator, and later became a lecturer at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1950, at 80, he returned to the United States and spent most of the decade teaching, lecturing, and writing, particularly at Columbia and Harvard. Returning to Japan, he died in Tokyo in 1966 at the age of 95.
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