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“The greatest productions of art, whether painting, music, sculpture or poetry, have invariably this quality-something approaching the work of God.”

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D.T. Suzuki
D.T. Suzuki

D.T. Suzuki, a renowned Japanese philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and translator, was born on October 18, 1870, and died on July 12, 1966. He is best known for his profound research into Zen Buddhism and his influential translations, which have greatly contributed to the Western understanding of Eastern philosophy and culture. more

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