D. T. Suzuki
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D. T. Suzuki was a Japanese scholar and popularizer of Zen Buddhism whose writings and lectures profoundly shaped Western understanding of Zen in the 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosopher
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Japanese scholar ⓘ Zen Buddhist ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| almaMater | Tokyo University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1966-07-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Otani University, Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōtani University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| fullName | Teitarō Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Daisetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alan Watts
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Beat Generation writers ⓘ Carl Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich Fromm NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ Western understanding of Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lectures on Zen in Europe and North America
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popularizing Zen Buddhism in the West ⓘ translations of Buddhist texts ⓘ writings on Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Buddhist modernism
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Zen modernism ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木大拙貞太郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
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Essays in Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Manual of Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism and Its Influence on Japanese Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lecturer ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Kamakura, Japan
NERFINISHED
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Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| spouse | Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | D. T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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