Museums

This museum is an ideal space for visitors to deepen their understanding of the ideas and achievements of Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), a prominent Buddhist philospher best known as D. T. Suzuki, and is also a place for Self-Reflection.

Ever since its opening, this museum has been presenting Dr. Suzuki's words in a series of leaflets entitled "Words by D. T. Suzuki." We usually presented 3 quoted passages at a time and changed them about six months.We have introduced 54 quoted passages so far. We highlight elements of his personality that should be passed on into the future.

Main works

D. T. Suzuki, calligraphy "Buji"

The two Chinese characters read buji in Japanese. Suzuki writes about buji and says, "A tentative modern rendering is, free from anxiety or fear. Literally, they mean no business, no work, no event, or all is well. Zen master Rinzai (Linchi, d. 866) has this to say: ‘The true aristocrat is the one who is buji [free from anxiety].’ Aristocrat here refers to spiritual aristocracy, and not to any social distinction." (Suzuki, SENGAI The Zen Master )

D. T. Suzuki, calligraphy "Myo"

"Myo is a difficult term to translate. And this myo has an aspect of playfulness which is not merely amusement; it is accompanied with a sense of mystery or magic which is altogether entrancing." (Suzuki, SENGAI The Zen Master )
Suzuki thought of myo as expressing the essence of the Eastern spirit.