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Secondary source, book

Essays in Zen Buddhism

First Series

By D. T. Suzuki

Luzac and Company, London, 1927

About this text

The book that introduced Zen to a wide Western readership, on enlightenment, satori and the history of Chan. Scholars now read it as an interpretation shaped by modern Japanese thought as much as a description of the tradition.

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D. T. Suzuki. Essays in Zen Buddhism: First Series. Luzac and Company, London, 1927.

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“Essays in Zen Buddhism.” Source. The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society. Last modified November 7, 2026. https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/suzuki-essays-zen.

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“Essays in Zen Buddhism,” source, The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society, last modified November 7, 2026, https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/suzuki-essays-zen.

MLA

“Essays in Zen Buddhism.” The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society, 7 Nov. 2026, www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/suzuki-essays-zen.

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@misc{sources-suzuki-essays-zen,
  title = {{Essays in Zen Buddhism}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/suzuki-essays-zen}
}

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