{"product_id":"spreading-indras-net-the-columbia-lectures-of-d-t-suzuki-hardcover","title":"Spreading Indra's Net: The Columbia Lectures of D. T. Suzuki - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaisetz Teitaro Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard M. Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eShigematsu Sōiku\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. T. Suzuki's 1950s lectures at Columbia University were foundational for the postwar Zen boom. Speaking softly in a bookcase-lined room, Suzuki, then in his eighties, introduced East Asian Buddhism to a rapt audience of the general public, scholars, and students. He offered a distinctive interpretation of Zen, weaving together his understanding of classical Buddhist texts, especially the \u003ci\u003eFlower Garland Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, with Christian mysticism, psychology, and twentieth-century European and American philosophy. The freewheeling lectures captivated listeners drawn from the New York intelligentsia and art world--including Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Arthur Danto, Sari Dienes, Erich Fromm, Phillip Guston, Ibram Lassaw, and Dorothy Norman--and catalyzed public interest in Buddhism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpreading Indra's Net\u003c\/i\u003e presents Suzuki's 1952-1953 lectures in full, giving a vivid look at how one of the most important global Buddhist figures of the twentieth century interpreted Zen for an American audience. Drawing on archival research in Japan and the United States, editor Richard M. Jaffe provides an extensive introduction that traces Suzuki's path to Columbia, analyzes the content of the lectures, and surveys their reception. Among the most accessible works of a major figure and a record of a crucial moment in New York history, this book displays Suzuki's gifts as a teacher, scholar, writer, and thinker.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard M. Jaffe is professor of religious studies at Duke University. He is the general editor of the \u003ci\u003eSelected Works of D. T. Suzuki\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eSeeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeither Monk nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShigematsu Sōiku is abbot of the Rinzai Zen temple Shōgenji in Shizuoka, Japan. He is the editor-translator of \u003ci\u003eA Zen Forest: Sayings of the Zen Masters\u003c\/i\u003e and the cotranslator of D. T. Suzuki's \u003ci\u003eColumbia University Seminar Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e into Japanese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTokiwa Gishin is emeritus professor at Hanazono University. He is the translator of \u003ci\u003eZen and the Fine Arts\u003c\/i\u003e and the cotranslator of D. T. Suzuki's \u003ci\u003eColumbia University Seminar Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e into Japanese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Mary Thomas (1907-1986) was an accomplished Egyptologist who regularly attended Suzuki's seminars. The manuscript that she compiled based on her remarkably detailed class notes forms the basis of this book.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.5 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289175781478,"sku":"9780231192866","price":72.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bE_9BHbxoL9780231192866.webp?v=1766739409","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/spreading-indras-net-the-columbia-lectures-of-d-t-suzuki-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}