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 | |||
