D.T. Suzuki is the best-known Buddhist scholar and Zen master in the former half of the 20th century. Suzuki’s Zen Buddhism exerted a great impact on the propagation and development of Zen Buddhism in the West. Initiatively, Suzuki introduced Zen Buddhism to the West with the emphasis on the superiority of the oriental thought. The methods and strategies of his interpretation of Zen Buddhism influenced the relevant academic research in the former half of the 20th century. Moreover, he accelerated the communication between Zen Buddhism and Western thought, and extended the influence of the oriental Zen to the Western society, life and culture.
