Interactions with Japanese Buddhism - Explorations and Viewpoints in Twentieth Century Kyōto - Michael Pye
10. Zen and Compassion
Interactions with Japanese Buddhism - Explorations and Viewpoints in Twentieth Century Kyōto - Michael Pye
Abe Masao † [+]
University of Hawai'i
Masao Abe (1915- 2006) was a Japanese Buddhist and professor in religious studies and an influential presenter of Zen Buddhism to the Western world.
Description
Characteristically, in this essay, Masao shows how Zen might be correlated with a number of Western thinkers. It was originally part of a memorial collection for Suzuki Daisetsu whose life and work was being celebrated in The Eastern Buddhist at the time.