D. T. Suzuki
Japanese Zen scholar (1870–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, translator, and writer. He was a scholar and author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki 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.
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Born | (1870-10-18)18 October 1870 Honda-machi, Kanazawa, Japan |
Died | 12 July 1966(1966-07-12) (aged 95) Kamakura, Japan |
Occupation | University professor, essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, translator, writer |
Notable awards | National Medal of Culture |
He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.[3]