Anna Ruggeri Takeshita
Department Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Department of Italian Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies Position Professor |
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Date | 2018/09/01 |
Presentation Theme | Suzuki Daisetsu’s Understanding of Hakuin Zenji |
Conference | The 69th Annual Conference Conference of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies |
Promoters | The Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies |
Conference Type | Domestic |
Presentation Type | Speech (General) |
Contribution Type | Individual |
Venue | Tōyō University (5-28-20 Hakusan, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN) |
Publisher and common publisher | Anna RUGGERI TAKESHITA |
Details | In this presentation, the author explored Suzuki Daisetsu’s (1880 - 1966) understanding of Hakuin Zenji (1685 - 1768) and his teachings. Suzuki Daisetsu did not mention much about Hakuin Zenji in his many works. The author enumerated and analyzed the main works written about Hakuin Zenji in the Suzuki Daisetsu Complete Works. The general impression is that in some cases Suzuki Daisetsu used Hakuin’s words to endorse his own thoughts. At the same time, we can see that some of the deepest aspects of Hakuin’s teachings were also grasped by Suzuki. |