Talk:D. T. Suzuki

Buddhist monk
There seems to be some dispute about if D. T. Suzuki was a Buddhist monk or not. The article says "During training periods at Engaku-ji, Suzuki lived a monk's life. He described this life and his own experience at Kamakura in his book The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk. Suzuki characterized the facets of the training as: a life of humility; a life of labor; a life of service; a life of prayer and gratitude; and a life of meditation." So he did write a book about training as a monk. An IP says D. T. Suzuki was a layman and never received the rank of a monk.

The monk article defines a monk as "a person who practices religious asceticism by living a monastic lifestyle", would that describe D. T. Suzuki? Maybe a Buddhist monk is defined differently. I have checked over the article history and in the previous lead D. T. Suzuki was described as a Buddhist scholar so perhaps that description should be restored if it is more accurate? Psychologist Guy (talk) 22:14, 25 May 2023 (UTC)