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Japanese Buddhist scholar, Doctor of Letters (1870–1966)

Also known as: Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.T. Suzuki, Daisetsu Suzuki, Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, Daisetz Suzuki, Daisetz T. Suzuki

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