Selected Works of D. T. Suzuki : Buddhist Studies / Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, edited by Richard M. Jaffe, Mark L. Blum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suzuki, Daisetsu Teitaro, author.

Contributor:

Blum, Mark L., editor.

Jaffe, Richard M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870-1966.

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro.

Zen Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Daisetsu Teitar?¯ Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. Many outside Japan encountered Buddhism for the first time through his writings and teaching, and for nearly a century his work and legacy have contributed to the ongoing religious and cultural interchange between Japan and the rest of the world, particularly the United States and Europe. This fourth volume of Selected Works of D. T. Suzuki brings together a range of Suzuki’s writings in the area of Buddhist studies. Based on his text-critical work in the Chinese canon, these essays reflect his commitment to clarifying Mahayana Buddhist doctrines in Indian, Chinese, and Japanese historical contexts. Many of these innovative writings reflect Buddhological discourse in contemporary Japan and the West’s pre-war ignorance of Mahayana thought. Included is a translation into English for the first time of his ";Mahayana Was Not Preached by Buddha."; In addition to editing the essays and contributing the translation, Mark L. Blum presents an introduction that examines how Suzuki understood Mahayana discourse via Chinese sources and analyzes his problematic use of Sanskrit.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Editorial Note

Part one. early years

1. The Mādhyamika School in China, 1898

2. The Breadth of Buddhism, 1900

3. Translator’s Preface to the Awakening of Faith, 1900

4. Articles from Light of Dharma, 1902–1907

5. The First Convocation of Buddhism, 1904

6. Philosophy of the Yogācāra, 1904

7. Excerpts from Outlines of Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1907

8. The Development of Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1909

Part two. ōtani years

9. The Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1921

10. Notes on the Avatam. saka Sutra, 1921

11. Enlightenment and Ignorance, 1924

12. Zen and the Assertion that Mahāyāna Was Not Preached by the Buddha, 1926

13. Passivity in the Buddhist Life, 1930

14. Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism, or the Bodhisattva-Ideal and the Śrāvaka-Ideal as Distinguished in the Opening Chapter of the Gan. d. avyūha, 1932

15. Impressions of Chinese Buddhism, 1935

Part three. mature years

16. The Logic of Affirmation-in-Negation, 1940

17. The International Mission of Mahayana Buddhism, 1943

18. Excerpts from The Essence of Buddhism, 1946

19. The Buddhist Conception of Reality, 1974

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520976672

0520976673

OCLC:

1233040539