Project
The following is a list of the major activities of the Institute for Zen Studies
Educational Activities -- | Research Activities-- | + | Zen Recorded Sayings; History of Chinese Zen Study Groups | |
+ | Zen Scriptures Study Group | |||
+ | Philosophy Study Group | |||
+ | + | History of Japanese Zen Study Group | ||
| | + | Multimedia Study Group | ||
| | + | Contemporary Issues Study Group | ||
| | + | Other Study Groups | ||
| | Archival Activities-- | |||
| | + | Digital archives | ||
| | + | Accessing our collections of documents and other materials | ||
+ | + | Internet exhibition of calligraphy | ||
| | + | Text database | ||
| | + | Inquiries on documents and other materials | ||
+ | + | Revision and recording of Wikipedia entries | ||
| | Publication and Religious-education Activities-- | |||
| | + | Zen Bunka (quarterly journal of the Institute for Zen Studies) | ||
| | + | Monographs and other publications | ||
| | + | Calligraphy exhibitions | ||
| | + | Home page administration and content upgrading | ||
| | + | Zen Aptitude Test (Test your knowledge of Zen) | ||
+ | + | Public talks | ||
| | + | Lectures | ||
| | + | Public relations and preaching activities | ||
| | + | International exchange programs | ||
| | + | Zen meditation gatherings | ||
| | + | The Zen Culture Prize | ||
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+ | Special Project-- | ─ | Wood-block print edition of Hakuin’s writings | |
+ | Development and sales of the “Tansetsu” Management System for temple administration | |||
+ | Software Development and Marketing-- | + | Subtemple management software for honzan (head temple) use | |
| | + | Distribution of books for other publishers | ||
Commercial Activities -- | + | |||
| | + | Organization of documents and other materials in temple collections | ||
| | + | Publication services for temples | ||
+ | Public Interest Ventures-- | + | Administration of the Joint Council for the Rinzai and Ōbaku Schools | |
+ | Management of the Rinno (Rinzai-Ōbaku) Website | |||
+ | Support-group activities | |||