History
Milestones in the history of the Institute
1955, 1 June | Founding of the quarterly journal Zen Bunka (Zen Culture) |
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1959, March | Founding of the Bulletin of the Institute for Zen Studies |
1963, 11 November | Government approval secured for the establishment of the Institute for Zen Studies |
1964, 25 January | Inauguration ceremony for the Institute at Kitsuji Minami-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. |
1966, 10 September | Publication of Zazen no susume (Let’s Do Zazen), the first in the Institute’s series of monographs |
1977, April | Relocation of the Institute to the Yamada Mumon Memorial Hall on the campus of Hanazono University, 8-1 Tsubonouchi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto |
1979, 30 August | Inauguration of the East-West Spiritual Exchange, a program of intermonastic dialogue between Buddhism and Roman Catholicism |
1987 | Publication commences on the Classic Texts of Zen series |
1993, 4 May | The Institute assumes administrative responsibilities for the Joint Council of the Rinzai and Ōbaku Schools |
1995 | Work begins on the wood-block print edition of Zen Master Hakuin’s works |
1997, April | Foundation of the Japan-China Rinzai and Ōbaku Friendship Association, administered by the Institute |
1999, June | To commemorate its thirty-fifth anniversary, the Institute establishes the Zen Culture Prize, awarded once every five years |