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A Short Biography of Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

Author Name:

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

Born As:

Teitarō Suzuki

Other Names:

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

Born:

18 Oct 1870

Died:

22 Jul 1966




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These essays were enormously influential when they came out, making Zen known in the West for the very first time:

Essays in Zen Buddhism: First Series - 1927
Essays in Zen Buddhism: Second Series - 1933
Essays in Zen Buddhism: Third Series - 1934
Dr. Suzuki also completed the translation of the Lankavatara Sutra from the original Sanskrit. Boulder - 1932

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. 1934. 

The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. 1 - 934.
Manual of Zen Buddhism, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. - 1934. London: Rider & Company, A collection of Buddhist sutras, classic texts from the masters, icons & images,including the "Ten Ox-Herding Pictures".

After WWII, a new interpretation:

The Zen Doctrine of No-Mind,London: Rider & Company, - 1949. 
Living by Zen, - 1949.
Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist: The Eastern and Western Way, Macmillan, - 1957. "A study of the qualities Meister Eckhart shares with Zen and Shin Buddhism". Includes translation of myokonin Saichi's poems.
Zen and Japanese Culture, - 1959. A classic.

Miscellaneous:

An anthology of his work until mid-50's: Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki, - 1956.
Very early work on Western mystic-philosopher.Swedenborg: Buddha of the North, - 1996.
Transcription of talks on Shin Buddhism.Buddha of Infinite Light. - 1998.

Tribute; anthology of essays by great thinkers.D.T. Suzuki: A Zen Life Remembered. Wheatherhill, - 1986.
                          
Father Ryojun Suzuki                          
                          
The Buddhist name "Daisetz", meaning "Great Simplicity", was given to him by his Zen master Shaku Soen.