Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | October 18, 1870 Honda-machi, Ishikawa prefecture, Kanazawa, Japan |
| Died | July 22, 1966 (aged 95) |
| Religion | Rinzai |
| Education | Waseda University |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Otani University Tokyo University Columbia University University of Kyoto Eastern Buddhist Society |
Dr. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 Suzuki Daisetsu, October 18 1870—July 22 1966) was a Japanese scholar on Japanese Buddhism and Rinzai believed to have provided the Western world with its first significant introduction to Zen Buddhism—due in large part to his three volumes of essays published from 1927 to 1934 under the title Essays in Zen Buddhism. Over his career Suzuki had published approximately thirty books on Buddhism in the English language, in addition to his journal writings and ninety-plus books in the Japanese language. A student of Imakita Kosen and Soyen Shaku—the first Zen master believed to have taught in the United States—Suzuki was highly proficient in the English language. As a visiting professor at Columbia University teaching courses on Zen Buddhism, he particularly affected the future course of Zen Buddhism in the United States.