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Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume II: Pure Land
Contributor(s): Suzuki, Daisetsu Teitaro (Author), Dobbins, James C. (Editor), Jaffe, Richard M. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0520268938     ISBN-13: 9780520268937
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $62.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Asian - General
- Religion | Buddhism - Sacred Writings
- Philosophy | Zen
Dewey: 294.392
LCCN: 2014012088
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.30 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2015
 
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Daisetsu Teitaro 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 second volume of Selected Works of D. T. Suzuki brings together Suzuki's writings on Pure Land Buddhism. At the center of the Pure Land tradition is the Buddha Amida and his miraculous realm known as paradise or "the land of bliss," where sentient beings should aspire to be born in their next life and where liberation and enlightenment are assured. Suzuki, by highlighting certain themes in Pure Land Buddhism and deemphasizing others, shifted its focus from a future, otherworldly goal to religious experience in the present, wherein one realizes the nonduality between the Buddha and oneself and between paradise and this world. An introduction by James C. Dobbins analyzes Suzuki's cogent, distinctive, and thought-provoking interpretations, which helped stimulate new understandings of Pure Land Buddhism quite different from traditional doctrine.
 
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