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2013

May
10	poem by Philip Porter has been uploaded to Zen Essays Miscellaneous page
April
13	Zen Explained by Richard Hathaway reviewed by Sandy Dance has been added to Zen Book Reviews page
1	The Linji lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy: the Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature. by Albert Welter; reviewed by Stuart Young has been added to Zen Book Reviews page
March
8	Geoffrey D Falk: Stripping the Gurus: Sex, Violence, Abuse and Englightenment .pdf book has been uploaded to Non-Zen Miscellaneous section
February
23	John M Thompson: Particular and Universal: Problems posed by Shaku Soen's "Zen" has been added to Philosophical Zen page
10	Two poems by Patrice Mason have been added to Non-Zen Miscellaneous page
2012
November
5	If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life by James Ishmael Ford, reviewed by Vladimir K, has been added to the Book Reviews page

September
23	poem by Philip Porter added (and moved) to Non-Zen Miscellaneous page
14	The Lankavatara Sutra: a link to a reading and video commentary of selections of this sutra by Bill Gillies has been added to translations and sutras page

August
26	This Truth Never Fails: a Zen memoir in four seasons by David Rynick reviewed by Vladimir K has been added to the Book Reviews page
20	Poisoned Pen Letters? D.T. Suzuki's Communication of Zen to the West by Dharmachāri Nāgapriya has been added to Critical Zen page
20	Koan, Hua-t'ou, and Kensho by Amy Samy has been added commentaries and teishos page
9	book review of The Ceasing of Notions, reviewed by Vladimir K. has been added to the Book Reviews page
July
10	Gregory Wonderwheel: A Response to 'Zen Has No Morals' has been added to Critical Zen page
5	Christopher Hamacher: "Zen Has No Morals!" - The Latent Potential for Corruption and Abuse in Zen Buddhism, as Exemplified by Two Recent Cases has been added to Critical Zen page

June
29	Tracking Bodhidharma: a journey into the heart of chinese culture by Andy Ferguson, reviewed by Vladimir K, has been added to Book Reviews page
6	Koichi Miyata: Critical Comments on Brian Victoria's "Engaged Buddhism: A Skeleton in the Closet?" has been added to Critical Zen page
6	Daniel A. Metraux: A Critical Analysis of Brian Victoria's Perspectives on Modern Japanese Buddhist History has been added to Critical Zen page
2	The poem, sitting, by Philip Porter, has been added to Zen Essays, Miscellaneous page
May
19	David Loy: How to Reform a Serial Killer: The Buddhist Approach to Restorative Justice has been added to Zen Philosophical page
April
18	Link to The Record of Linji: translation and commentary by Ruth Fuller Sasaki added to Translations and Sutras page
14	Zen Past and Present by Eric Cunningham book reviewed by Vladimir K has been added to Book Reviews page
March
13	Empty Cloud, the Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun translated by Charles Luk has been added to Translations & Sutras page
13	Stuart Lachs essay Hua-t’ou: A Method of Zen Meditation has been added to Commentaries and Teishos page
February
27	change search function from Scroogle to Google as Scroogle no longer works
26	Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words Edited, Translated and Explained by Lu Kuan Yu This 135-page pdf book is available for free download. added to Translations and Sutras page
17	Janet Jiryu Abels Making Zen Your Own reviewed by Vladimir K. has been added to Book Reviews page
2	update broken links on Dogen Studies page
January
29	Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries reviewed by Vladimir K. added to Book Reviews page
2011
December
9	Great Fool: Zen Master: Ryõkan, Poems, Letters, and Other Writings by Ryoichi Abé and Peter Haskel reviewed by Burton Watson added to Book Reviews page
November
7	The Teachings of Master Wuzhu: Zen and Religion of No-Religion by Wendi L Adamek book reviewed by Vladimir K added to Book Reviews page
October
11	Yoko Arisaka: Beyond "East and West": Nishida's Universalism and Postcolonial Critique has been added to Zen Essays: Philosophical page

September
5	Bushidó or Bull? A Medieval Historian's Perspective on the Imperial Army and the Japanese Warrior Tradition by Karl F. Friday has been added to Miscellaneous Essays Page

August
26	Buddhism and Christianity: a multicultural history of their dialogue by Whalen Lai and Michael von Bruck book review by David Loy added to Book Reviews page
12	Maseo Abe's Self-Awakening and Faith — Zen and Christianity has been added to Zen Essays: Philosophical
10	Robert Aitken's Amazing Life by John Tarrant and a reply by Nelson Foster and Jack Shoemaker An Open Letter on Journalistic Integrity and the Shambhala Sun have been added to Zen Essays Miscellaneous
10	link to Interview with Stuart Lachs has been added to Critical Zen page
10	Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism by Dr Sandra Bell has been added to Critical Zen page
1	book review of Colleen Busch's Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire at the Gates of Tassajara has been added to Book Reviews page
July
24	Stephen Jenkins: Making Merit through Warfare and Torture According to theAccording to the Ārya-Bodhisattva-gocara-upāyavisaya-vikurvana-nirdeśa Sūtra has been added to Critical Zen page
24	Michael Zimmerman: Only a Fool Becomes a King: Buddhist Stances on Punishment has been added to Critical Zen page
1	Update and add links to Mudras on the Non-Zen sites page

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June
28	James E. Ketelaar's The Non-Modern Confronts The Modern: Dating The Buddha In Japan has been added to Historical Zen page
26	book review of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics has been added to Book Reviews page
26	book review of Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada has been added to Book Reviews page
25	Zen Jokes page has been updated on non-Zen Miscellaneous page
18	A Day in the Life: Two Recent Works on Dogen's Shōbōgenzō Gyoji [Sustained Practice] Fascicle book review by Steven Heine added to Dogen Studies page and Book Reviews page
18	Critical Buddhism the Debate Concerning the 75-fascicle and 12-fascicle Shōbōgenzō Texts by Steven Heine added to Dogen Studies page and Critical Zen page
13	Update links to the The Soto Zen Text Project at Stanford University's translation of Dogen's Shobogenzo on the Shobogenzo Complete page
13	Volumes 3 & 4 of Dogen's Shobogenzo translated by Nishimima & Cross added to Dogen Teachings page
13	Asaf Federman: Literal Means and Hidden Meanings: a New Analysis of Skillful Means has been added to Philosophical Zen page
12	Jonathan Silk: What, If Anything, Is Mahayana Buddhism? Problems Of Definitions And Classifications has been added to Philosophical Zen page
11	Peter N Gregory's Is Critical Buddhism Really Critical? has been added to Critical Zen page
11	Is Zen Buddhism? by David R Loy has been added to Critical Zen page
10	Kubota Ji'un: Apology for What the Founder of the Sanbo Kyodan, Yasutani Haku'un Roshi, Said and Did During World War II: has been added to Critical Zen page
May
15	The "Negative Side" of D. T. Suzuki's Relationship to War by Brian Victoria and Brian Victoria and the Question of Scholarship by Kemmyō Taira Satō have been added to Critical Zen page
15	Tracing The Rhetoric Of Contemporary Zen: Dogen Sangha And The Modernization Of Japanese Zen Buddhism In The Light Of A Rhetorical Analysis Of A Weblog by Johannes Cairns has been added to the Dogen Studies page
April
23	Karma, War and Inequality in Twentieth Century Japan by Brian Victoria added to Critical Zen page
March
26	When the Saints Go Marching In: Modern Day Zen Hagiography by Stuart Lachs added to Critical Zen page

February
13	essay by David R Loy: The Problem with Karma has been added to Commentaries and Teishos page
12	book review of Brad Warner's Sex, Sin and Buddhism:A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between by Bhikkhu Cintita Dinsmore added to Book Reviews page
January
19	link to Prairie Zen Center added to Zen Centers page