Two Suzukis went to the West, and brought Zen with them. Daisetz Suzuki is perhaps the better known of the two, he was a prolific writer on Satori and Zen generally.
Shunryu came to the US a little later. In contrast to Daisetz who was from the "sudden" or Rinzai school, Shunryu was from the "gradual" or Soto school, being a spiritual descendant of Dogen Zenji, the master who founded Soto Zen in the 13th century.
When mistaken for the other Suzuki, he would say in his modesty, "No, he's the big Suzuki, I'm the little Suzuki."
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
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