A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
The man who introduced Zen Buddhism to the West
2006 en 77 minutes
Rating: 7.7
Plot
Using rare archival footage and interviews with noted artists, philosophers, and scholars such as Huston Smith, this film examines the life and teachings of D.T. Suzuki, the celebrated Japanese religious philosopher who first brought Zen Buddhism to the West. This film explores Suzuki's travels in America, his teachings on satori (enlightenment) and other Buddhist concepts, his influence on Western art and psychology, and more.
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Cast
D.T. Suzuki
Self
Gary Snyder
Self
Huston Smith
Self
Mihoko Okamura
Self
Albert Stunkard
Self
Robert Aitken
Self
Donald Richie
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Elsie Mitchell
Self
William Theodore de Bary
Self
Shojun Bando
Self