D. T. Suzuki
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D. T. Suzuki was a Japanese scholar and popularizer of Zen Buddhism whose writings and lectures profoundly shaped Western understanding of Zen in the 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| D. T. Suzuki canonical | 3 |
| Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki | 1 |
| 鈴木大拙貞太郎 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: D. T. Suzuki Context triple: [John Cage, influencedBy, D. T. Suzuki]
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Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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Michio Suzuki
Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
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Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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D.
Sadakichi Hartmann
Sadakichi Hartmann was a Japanese-German American art critic, poet, and early modernist writer known for his involvement in the Symbolist movement and the early development of photography criticism.
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E.
Nishida Kitaro
Nishida Kitaro was a pioneering 20th-century Japanese philosopher and founder of the Kyoto School, known for his work on "pure experience" and the synthesis of Western and Eastern thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: D. T. Suzuki Target entity description: D. T. Suzuki was a Japanese scholar and popularizer of Zen Buddhism whose writings and lectures profoundly shaped Western understanding of Zen in the 20th century.
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A.
Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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B.
Michio Suzuki
Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
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C.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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D.
Sadakichi Hartmann
Sadakichi Hartmann was a Japanese-German American art critic, poet, and early modernist writer known for his involvement in the Symbolist movement and the early development of photography criticism.
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E.
Nishida Kitaro
Nishida Kitaro was a pioneering 20th-century Japanese philosopher and founder of the Kyoto School, known for his work on "pure experience" and the synthesis of Western and Eastern thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosopher
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Japanese scholar ⓘ Zen Buddhist ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Tokyo University
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linked to:
University of Tokyo
|
| birthDate | 1870-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1966-07-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Otani University, Kyoto ⓘ Ōtani University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
comparative religion ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| fullName | Teitarō Suzuki ⓘ |
| givenName | Daisetsu ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alan Watts
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Beat Generation writers ⓘ Carl Jung ⓘ Erich Fromm ⓘ Thomas Merton ⓘ Western understanding of Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lectures on Zen in Europe and North America
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popularizing Zen Buddhism in the West ⓘ translations of Buddhist texts ⓘ writings on Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Buddhist modernism
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Zen modernism ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
鈴木大拙貞太郎
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linked to:
D. T. Suzuki
|
| notableWork |
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
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Essays in Zen Buddhism ⓘ Manual of Zen Buddhism ⓘ Zen Buddhism and Its Influence on Japanese Culture ⓘ
linked to:
Zen Buddhism in Japan
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| occupation |
author
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lecturer ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Zen Buddhism
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linked to:
Zen
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool |
Rinzai Zen
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linked to:
Rinzai
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| religiousTradition | Zen ⓘ |
| residence |
Kamakura, Japan
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linked to:
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Kyoto, Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| spouse | Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki ⓘ |
| subjectOf | D. T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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