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D.T. Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, 18 October – 12 July ) was a Japanesephilosopher and writer.

His books and essays were on Buddhism, Zen and Shin.^[1][2] They spread interest in Eastern philosophy to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature.

D. T. Suzuki Biography - Pantheon

He taught at Western universities, and spent many years as a professor at Otani University.

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These essays were enormously influential when they came out, making Zen known in the West for the very first time:

• Essays in Zen Buddhism: first series (), New York: Grove Press.
• Essays in Zen Buddhism: second series (), New York: Samuel Weiser – Edited by Christmas Humphreys.
• Essays in Zen Buddhism: third series (), York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser Edited by Christmas Humphreys.
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  Suzuki also completed the translation of the Lankavatara Sutra from the original Sanskrit. Boulder, CO: Prajña Pr