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Also Known As Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō
Born October 18, 1870 • Kanazawa • Japan
Died July 12, 1966 (aged 95) • Kamakura • Japan
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Bunsei
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Nishida Kitarō
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Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
Sesshū
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Hakuin
Buddhist priest
Takuan Sōhō
Japanese priest
Suzuki Shōsan
Japanese Zen priest
Alan Watts
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Philip Kapleau
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