Eisai Buddhist Japan: the "Lotus Sutra", "Golden Light Sutra", and the "Humane King Sutra" ("Ninnōkyō"). Eisai’s famous written piece, the "Kōzen gokokuron" or "The Promotion of Zen for the Protection of the Country", was heavily influenced by the "Ninno kyo" which states “the preservation of Buddhism is inextricably bound to the preservation of their own country”. The "Kōzen gokokuron" was written with the intention to correct established schools of Buddhism by giving them examples of moral practice and to convince the Minamoto military rulers to support Zen Buddhism and a Zen government. The writing promotes the Zen ideals to bring Buddhism
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism An Introduction to Zen Buddhism An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is a 1934 book about Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. First published in Kyoto by the Eastern Buddhist Society, it was soon published in other nations and languages, with an added preface by Carl Jung. The book has come to be regarded as "one of the most influential books on Zen in the West". The book grew out of Suzuki's 1914 publications for the Japanese journal "New East". Although the editor, Robertson Scott, suggested that Suzuki publish them in book form, he did not decide to do so until