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Portrait or photograph of D. T. Suzuki: Hu Shih and D. T. Suzuki in 1934

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D. T. Suzuki

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring D. T. Suzuki, remembered for Zen Buddhism, Buddhist studies, Cross-cultural philosophy.

1870 - 1966Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Portrait or photograph of D. T. Suzuki: D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966) da giovane.
D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966) da giovane. The original uploader was Xinstalker at Italian Wikipedia ., Transferred from it.wikipedia to Commons., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why D. T. Suzuki Is Remembered

D. T. Suzuki is remembered for zen buddhism, buddhist studies, cross-cultural philosophy. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to D. T. Suzuki.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to D. T. Suzuki's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki , was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these to the West. He was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities and devoted many years to a professorship at Ōtani University, a Japanese university of the Ōtani School of Jōdo Shinshū.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of D. T. Suzuki: D.T.Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref Japan.

D.T.Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref Japan.

Masayuki (Yuki) Kawagishi, https://www.flickr.com/photos/_yuki_k_/20808751684/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of D. T. Suzuki: D. T. Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref Japan.

D. T. Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref Japan.

Masayuki (Yuki) Kawagishi, https://www.flickr.com/photos/_yuki_k_/20808750864/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to D. T. Suzuki: Staff Sgt. Brian Raines (left) and Islam Zuzaku, an interpreter, both from B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion patrol the city o

Staff Sgt. Brian Raines (left) and Islam Zuzaku, an interpreter, both from B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion patrol the city of Gnjilane, Kosovo on May 27, 2001. (U.S. Army photo

SSG BRONCO A. SUZUKI, http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imageRetrieve.action?guid=833d29a4b4010b7e791784e4138b6e66fc4742c9&t=2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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