D. T. Suzuki

D.T. Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966) was a Japanese philosopher and writer.
His books and essays were on Buddhism, Zen and Shin. They spread interest in Eastern philosophy to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. He taught at Western universities, and spent many years as a professor at Otani University.
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These essays were enormously influential when they came out, making Zen known in the West for the very first time:
Shortly after, a second series followed:
After WWII, a new interpretation:
Miscellaneous: