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D.T. Suzuki
Japanese Buddhist scholar
Also known as: Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō
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D.T. Suzuki (born October 18, 1870, Kanazawa, Japan—died July 12, 1966, Kamakura) was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and thinker who was the chief interpreter of Zen Buddhism to the West. Suzuki studied at the University of Tokyo. Early in his youth he became a disciple of Sōen, a noted Zen master of the day, and under his guidance attained the experience of satori (sudden enlightenment), which remained of fundamental importance throughout his life. He stayed 13 years (1897–1909) in the United States, collaborating with Paul Carus as a magazine editor and pursuing his Buddhist studies on his own. He attracted ...(100 of 233 words)