Zen and Japanese Culture
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. Soft cover. 8vo. Near Fine. Item #008603
Bollingen Series LXIV. Soft cover. 478 pp., [40 ff. B&W illustrations, incl. 3 fold-out illustrations]. Slight creasing to spine, slight curling to covers. Embossed ex libris stamp to half-title. After briefly explaining what Zen is, Dr. Suzuki considers in detail various aspects of Japanese art and life that this Buddhist discipline has influenced: the cult of swordsmanship, the tea ceremony, the haiku form of poetry, and the Japanese love of nature. Other essays are devoted to the relationship of Zen and Confucianism, to the role of Zen in the tradition of the Samurai, and to Japanese art. With bibliography, index, and sixty-nine illustrations.
Price: $40.00