Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2022

Beyond Zen

D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism

Edited by: John Breen , Fumihiko Sueki and Shōji Yamada

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824892210

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Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870–1966). Suzuki’s writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how Zen, Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole, are understood in the United States, Europe, and across the globe.

With the publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single volume a comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and his legacy in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived. Now is the perfect moment for reflection and stocktaking. The fiftieth anniversary of Suzuki’s death passed just a few years ago, the copyright on his literary output has expired, and his selected works have recently been published by a major American university press.

The work comprises twelve essays by some of the best Zen scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned and young. They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy, and their themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations of Suzuki as he engaged with Zen and Mahāyāna Buddhism; nationalism and international relations; war and peace; religion, literature, and the media; the individual and society; and family, friends, and animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to reveal the development in Suzuki’s thought during his long and eventful life. All in all, this collection offers a compelling, provocative, and multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary man and his times.

Author / Editor information

Breen John :

John Breen is emeritus professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.Sueki Fumihiko :

Sueki Fumihiko is emeritus professor at Tokyo University and at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.Yamada Shōji :

Yamada Shōji is professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.John Breen (Editor)
John Breen is emeritus professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.

Fumihiko Sueki (Editor)
Sueki Fumihiko is emeritus professor at Tokyo University and at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.

Yamada Shōji (Editor)
Yamada Shōji is professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface John Breen Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Sueki Fumihiko and John Breen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I D. T. Suzuki at the Turn of the Century (c. 1890–c. 1920)
CHAPTER ONE From Postpantheism to Transmaterialism: D. T. Suzuki and New Buddhism James Mark Shields Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
CHAPTER TWO Suzuki Daisetz Attempts a Mahāyāna Protestant Buddhism: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism as True Religion Mark L. Blum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
PART II D. T. Suzuki in the Interwar Years (c. 1920–c. 1941)
CHAPTER THREE The Suzuki Contribution to the Anglophone Press of Interwar Japan Judith Snodgrass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
CHAPTER FOUR Was D. T. Suzuki a Nazi Sympathizer? Brian A. Victoria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
CHAPTER FIVE D. T. Suzuki and the Welfare of Animals James C. Dobbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
PART III D. T. Suzuki during and after the War (c. 1941–c. 1946)
CHAPTER SIX D. T. Suzuki and the Two Cranes: American Philanthropy and Suzuki’s Global Agenda Richard M. Jaffe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
CHAPTER SEVEN Transnationalizing Spirituality: D. T. Suzuki’s Zen Textuality Roman Rosenbaum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
CHAPTER EIGHT How to Read D. T. Suzuki? The Notion of “Person” Sueki Fumihiko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
COLUMN 1 Suzuki Daisetsu, Spirituality, and the Problem of Shinto John Breen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
PART IV Postwar D. T. Suzuki (c. 1946–c. 2000)
CHAPTER NINE Suzuki Daisetz’ “Spiritual Japan” and Buddhist War Responsibility: An Alternative History of the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1945–1952 Alice Freeman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
CHAPTER TEN D. T. Suzuki’s Theory of Inspiration and the Challenges of Cross-Cultural Transmission Roy Starrs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
CHAPTER ELEVEN D. T. Suzuki’s Literary Influence: Utopian Narrative in American and European Memoirs of Zen Life Ben Van Overmeire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
COLUMN 2 D. T. Suzuki and American Popular Culture Yamada Shōji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 322
Keywords: Buddhism; D. T. Suzuki; History; East Asian religion; Zen

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Published: September 30, 2022
ISBN: 9780824892210