Essays in Zen Buddhism
$29.56
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2022
Summary
‘Suzuki’s works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism’ - Carl Jung
Essays in Zen Buddhism was the first book to fully introduce Zen in the West. In it, Dr D.T. Suzuki outlines the origins of Zen as a unique Chinese interpretation of the Doctrine of Enlightenment with the aim of attaining Satori (‘Sudden Enlightenment’). He describes how Satori can be achieved and the methods that can bring it about - but always stresses that Zen …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788168786 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178816878X |
| Author: | D.T. Suzuki |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Souvenir Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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‘Suzuki’s works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism.’ - Carl Jung‘He speaks of what he has experienced… the essential quality of Zen.’ - Erich Fromm‘Dr Suzuki writes with authority… he is a Buddhist… He is honoured in every temple in Japan for his knowledge of spiritual things.’ - Christmas Humphreys
About The Author
D.T. Suzuki
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (11 November 1870 – 12 July 1966) was a Japanese author whose writings on Buddhism, Zen, and Shin were instrumental in spreading interest in Far Eastern philosophy in the West. He was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. In 1963, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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