''An Introduction to Zen Buddhism'' is a 1934 book about

Zen Buddhism Zen (; from Chinese: '' Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka ph ...

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki , self-rendered in 1894 as Daisetz, was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern phi ...

. First published in

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

by the Eastern Buddhist Society, it was soon published in other nations and languages, with an added preface by

Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of Carl Jung publications, over 20 books, illustrator, and corr ...

. The book has come to be regarded as "one of the most influential books on Zen in the West".

Overview

The book grew out of Suzuki's 1914 publications for the Japanese journal ''New East''. Although the editor, Robertson Scott, suggested that Suzuki publish them in book form, he did not decide to do so until after the 1927 publication of his book ''Zen Essays'', which he decided would be "too heavy" as an introduction to Zen for beginners. Suzuki intended the resultant volume, 1934's ''An Introduction to Zen Buddhism'', to be used as a companion with the contemporaneously published ''Manual of Zen Buddhism''.

Synopsis

Release details

''An Introduction to Zen Buddhism'' was published in 1934 in Kyoto by the Eastern Buddhist Society. The Marshall Jones Company of

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

oversaw first publication in the United States. The 1939 German language edition was published with a preface by

. In 1949, the book was reprinted in London and New York with Jung's preface, translated by Constance Rolfe, included.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Introduction To Zen Buddhism, An 1934 books Philosophy books Zen studies books