Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume IV: Buddhist Studies

320 Pages·2021·5.258 MB·English

by  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, Mark L. Blum (editor)

Published in association with the Buddhist Society Trust.
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution
to this book provided by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
Selected Works of D. T. Suzuki,
Volume IV

Selected Works of
D. T. Suzuki, Volume IV
Buddhist Studies
Volume Editor
Mark L. Blum
General Editor
Richard M. Jaffe
Published in association with The Buddhist Society Trust
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
University of California Press
Oakland, California
© 2021 by The Buddhist Society Trust as agent for the Matsugaoka Library
Foundation; and Mark L. Blum.
Frontispiece: Kū 空 (Emptiness). Calligraphy by Suzuki Daisetsu. Courtesy
of Matsugaoka Bunko.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870–1966, author.
[Works. Selections. English. 2014]
Selected works of D. T. Suzuki / edited by Richard M. Jaffe.
volumes cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Volume 1. Zen.—Volume 2. Pure Land.—Volume 3.
Comparative Religion.—Volume 4. Buddhist Studies
isbn 978-0-520-26918-7 (cloth : alk. paper)—
isbn 978-0-520-97667-2 (ebook)
1. Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870–1966—Translations into English.
2. Zen Buddhism. I. Jaffe, Richard M., 1954– editor of compilation.
II. Title.
bq9266.s93 2014
294.3′927—dc23 2014012088
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Dedicated to Luis Gómez,
friend, mentor, inspiration

contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction by Mark L. Blum xi
Editorial Note xxv
part one. early years
1. The Mādhyamika School in China, 1898 3
2. The Breadth of Buddhism, 1900 11
3. Translator’s Preface to the Awakening of Faith, 1900 14
4. Articles from Light of Dharma, 1902–1907 17
5. The First Convocation of Buddhism, 1904 27
6. Philosophy of the Yogācāra, 1904 44
7. Excerpts from Outlines of Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1907 58
8. The Development of Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1909 65
part two. ōtani years
9. The Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, 1921 79
10. Notes on the Avatam. saka Sutra, 1921 88
11. Enlightenment and Ignorance, 1924 92
12. Zen and the Assertion that Mahāyāna Was Not Preached by
the Buddha, 1926 111