D. T. Suzuki

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (October 18, 1870 – July 12, 1966) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. His American wife, Beatrice Lane Suzuki, was a member of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) and played an important role in Japanese Theosophy.

Online resources

Articles and pamphlets

• Beatrice Lane Suzuki: An American Theosophist in Japan by Adele S. Algeo
• American Occultism and Japanese Buddhism by Thomas A. Tweed