D. T. Suzuki was the single greatest ambassador of Zen Buddhism to the West in the twentieth century. In this collection of his most important essays, Suzuki explores a variety of topics, including the history of Buddhism, the daily life of a Zen monk, and the path to enlightenment. At once a critical explication of the facets of Zen and a meditation on the meaning of existence, Essays in Zen Buddhism is an indispensible document to the student of Eastern religion. -- back cover.
