Eugen Herrigel

Eugen Herrigel (20 March 1884 – 18 April 1955) was a German philosopher who taught philosophy at Tohoku Imperial University in Sendai, Japan, from 1924 to 1929 and introduced Zen to large parts of Europe through his writings.

"[2] He also states in the same letter that he thinks this fact is evidence for the claim made by Arthur Koestler in the same magazine that Zen can be used to justify the politics of the Nazi party.

[4] In 1936 he published a 20-page article describing his experiences entitled "Die Ritterliche Kunst des Bogenschiessens" (The Knightly Art of Archery) in the journal, Zeitschrift für Japanologie.

These notes were selected and edited by Hermann Tausend in collaboration with Gusty L. Herrigel, the author's wife (who studied Japanese flower arranging) and were published in German with the title Der Zen-Weg (The Zen-Way).

[7] Volker Zotz revealed in his book, Auf den glückseligen Inseln, concerning Buddhism and German culture, that Eugen Herrigel was a strong advocate of the Nazi party.