D.T. Suzuki at the World Congress of Faiths in 1936
An Analysis of His Presentation at the Interfaith Conference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22024976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomoe Moriya (0000-0001-9927-2441, Nanzan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 135-160 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Japan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-8349 • E-ISSN: 2211-8330 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22118349-01002001 |
| OpenAlex | W3186726996 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper examines the speeches that D.T. Suzuki presented at the World Congress of Faiths in London in 1936 and analyzes his interactions with Buddhists, sympathizers, and critics in the West during the interwar period. It will uncover how various reactions and historical contexts constructed Suzuki’s discourses, which prepared Suzuki for popularizing Zen in postwar Western countries. Compared to his early years and post-1949 lectures in the United States, as well as his English publications on Mahayana Buddhism, his half-year journey through Europe in 1936 is understudied. With limited access to primary sources in Japanese and English, previous studies tended to label him a “nationalist.” Instead, I analyze Suzuki’s discourses and other newly discovered primary sources from a historical perspective. Through this analysis, this paper will clarify Suzuki’s scheme to present Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Zen, to Westerners during the interwar period
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |