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The IRIZ Studies (Hôkoku)

1. Studies Vol. I

   HAYASHI, Nobuaki **, Collection of Translations of Paul Demiéville's articles on Zen Buddhism. Kyoto: International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism, 1990.

   This is a collection of Japanese translations of articles by the renowned French sinologist and researcher of Buddhism, Paul Paul Demiéville. It comprises the following works: ***

2. Studies Vol. II

   TOKIWA, Gishin, The Lankavatara Mahayanasutram Rendered into Modern Japanese with Studies (2 vols; in Japanese) Kyoto: International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism, 1994.

   Volume 1 of this study contains a foreword by Prof. YANAGIDA Seizan and a preface by the author, followed by a modern annotated Japanese translation of nine chapters of the famous Lankavatara sutra. Part 2 contains ten lectures by Prof. G. Tokiwa, originally held in English at Leiden University in Holland (1993).
   Volume 2 contains copious notes pertaining both to the translation and textual questions (Sanskrit text, Chinese versions).
   Camera-ready copy of these Studies was produced at our institute thanks to the devoted and intensive efforts of MURAKAMI Shun.

3. Studies Vol. III

   MATSUOKA, Yukako, The Thought of the Ancient Buddha Dôgen. (in Japanese). Kyoto: International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism, 1995.

   This work is a fresh look at a central figure of Japanese Zen, the founding father of the Japnese Sôtô Zen tradition Dôgen.
   Table of Content:

   1. The Way to Sanctify the World: An Interpretation of Dôgen's "Genjô kôan."
   2. A Thorny Path -- Dôgen's Critique of the Zen Sect
      1. The Critque of "Bendôwa"
      2. The Change in Dôgen's View of old Zen Masters and its Significance
      3. Dôgen's Critique of Linji (Rinzai)
      4. Dôgen's Critique of Zen as a "Tradition Separate from the Teachings" and of the "Unity of Zen and the Teachings"
      5. Dôgen's Evaluation of Dahui Zonggao (Daie Sôkô)

   3. The Newborn Dôgen -- Around the Twelve-Fascicle "Shôbôgenzô"
      1. About the Materials
      2. The Formal Differences between the 75-fascicle and the 12-fascicle Versions
      3. Characteristics of the Thought of the Twelve-Fascicle Version
      4. The Newborn Dôgen

   
   Camera-ready copy of this 520 page volume was produced by the author at our institute.