Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism

Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966). Suzuki's writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influenc...

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Contributors: Blum, Mark L. (Contributor) ; Breen, John (Contributor, Editor) ; Dobbins, James C. (Contributor) ; Freeman, Alice (Contributor) ; Fumihiko, Sueki (Contributor) ; Jaffe, Richard M. (Contributor) ; Rosenbaum, Roman (Contributor) ; Shields, James Mark (Contributor) ; Shōji, Yamada (Contributor) ; Snodgrass, Judith (Contributor) ; Starrs, Roy (Contributor) ; Sueki, Fumihiko (Editor) ; Van Overmeire, Ben (Contributor) ; Victoria, Brian A. (Contributor) ; Yamada, Shōji (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Further subjects:B Buddhist scholars (Japan)
B Buddhism (Japan)
B Buddhism / Zen (see also PHILOSOPHY  / Zen) / RELIGION 
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Summary:Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966). Suzuki's writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how Zen, Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole, are understood in the U.S., Europe, and across the globe. With the publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single volume a comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and his legacy in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived. Now is the perfect moment for reflection and stock-taking. The fiftieth anniversary of Suzuki's death passed just a few years ago, the copyright on his literary output has expired, and his selected works have recently been published by a major American university press.The work comprises twelve essays by some of the best Zen scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned and young. They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy, and their themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations of Suzuki as he engaged with Zen and Mahāyāna Buddhism; nationalism and international relations; war and peace; religion, literature, and the media; the individual and society; and family, friends, and animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to reveal the development in Suzuki's thought during his long and eventful life. All in all, this collection offers a compelling, provocative, and multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary man and his times
ISBN:0824892216
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9780824892210