An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Price
$6.60
Publisher
Grove Press
Publication Date
Reissue edition (December 1, 2007
Description
About the Author One of the world’s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Review “D.T. Suzuki’s works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism that recent decades have produced . . . We cannot be sufficiently grateful to the author.”—Carl Jung, in his foreword to the book --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
Features & Highlights
- The highly influential book that helped bring Eastern spiritual principles to the Western world.
- One of the world’s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner,
- An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
- is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. With a foreword by the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung, this volume has been acknowledged a classic introduction to the subject. It provides, along with Suzuki’s
- Essays
- in Zen Buddhism
- and
- Manual of Zen Buddhism
- , a framework for living a balanced and fulfilled existence through Zen.
