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 evolution. He connects Zen to the philosophy of the samurai, and subtly portrays the relations
"This is one of those books you read to the last page without ever finishing; you keep going back for more-and finding it. . . . Zen and Japanese Culture covers familiar territory in unfamiliar ways."
-Japan Times
