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Richard Jaffe

Professor of Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708-0964
115 Gray Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books


Spreading Indra's Net The Columbia Lectures of D. T. Suzuki

Book · June 24, 2025 Spreading Indra's Net presents D. T. Suzuki's 1952-1953 lectures at Columbia University 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. ... Cite

Seeking Sakyamuni South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism

Book · May 22, 2019 In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni, Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhists who traveled to South Asia in search of Buddhist knowledge beginning in 1873. ... Cite

ZEN AND JAPANESE CULTURE

Book · January 1, 2019 Zen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen’s influence on Japanese traditional arts. In simple and poetic language, Daisetz Suzuki describes Zen and its historical ... Cite

Selected Works of D. T. Suzuki, Volume III: Comparative Religion

Book · January 1, 2016 Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. Many outside Japan encountered Buddhism for the first time through his writings and teaching, and for nearly a century his work and legacy have contributed to ... Cite