D. T. Suzuki | |
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 Photo, circa 1953 | |
| Born | 18 October 1870 Honda-machi, Kanazawa, Japan |
| Died | 12 July 1966 (aged 95) Kamakura, Japan |
| Occupation | University professor, essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, translator, writer |
| Notable awards | National Medal of Culture |
| The Kyoto School of Philosophy |
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| at Kyoto University |
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| Historical background |
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎, Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966[1]), self-rendered in 1894 as "Daisetz",[2] was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. He was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities and devoted many years to a professorship at Ōtani University, a Japanese Buddhist school.
Suzuki was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.[3]
- ^ Stirling 2006, pg. 125
- ^ D. T. Suzuki Museum, accessed 2012.2.17; Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., "Manual of Zen Buddhism", Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. set in PDF, 2005, accessed 2012.2.17; A Zen Life: The D.T.Suzuki Documentary Project, accessed 2012 February 17
- ^ Nomination Database