thezensite:updates to this site

This page lists all the changes to thezensite. Check here regularly to see what's new. Previous years' updates have been moved to separate pages. Click on the links to view the archive but be warned that many of the direct links no longer work due to redesigns of this site. Use the search function to find files. Questions, broken links, suggestions, etc, please .

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July
26	A link to Part Two of Zen Masters on the Battlefield has been added to thezensite: Critical Zen page
02	A link to Zen Masters On the Battfield by Brian Victoria has been added to thezensite: Critical Zen page

March
20	As I'm going overseas for an extended trip, there will be no updates to thezensite for about 3 months. Please enjoy what is already here and feel free to write to me if you have any questions. Thank You.
06	A link to Dogen Sangha has been added to thezensite: zen centers page
February
26	The Adaptation of Max Weber's Theories of Religion in Japan by Hayashi Makoto and Yamanaka Hiroshi has been added to Non-Zen Essays page
20	After the Storm: Matsumoto Shirõ's Transition from "Critical Buddhism" to "Critical Theology" by Steven Heine has been added to thezensite: Critical Zen page

January
26	A link to Brian Victoria's A Zen Nazi in Wartime Japan: Count Dürckheim and his Sources—D.T. Suzuki, Yasutani Haku’un and Eugen Herrigel has been added to thezensite: Critical Zen page
17	Particular and Universal: Problems posed by Shaku Soen's "Zen" by John M. Thompson has been added to thezensite: Historical page
09	Japanese Zen Schools and the Transition to Meiji: A Plurality of Responses in the Nineteenth Century by Michel Mohr has been added to thezensite: Historical page
09	The Tathāgatagarbha Theory Reconsidered: Reflections on Some Recent Issues in Japanese Buddhist Studies by Takasaki Jikidõ has been added to thezensite: Historical page
09	The Essence of Mahayana Practice Translated by the Chung Tai Translation Committee has been added to thezensite Translations & Sutras page
09	Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha’s Acts translated by Charles Willemen has been added to thezensite Translations & Sutras page
08	"Christianity is for rubes; Buddhism is for actors": U.S. media representations of Buddhism in the wake of the Tiger Woods' scandal by Scott A. Mitchell has been added to thezensite: Miscellaneous Essays page
08	Nagarjuna And The Ratnavali:New Ways To Date An Old Philosopher by Joseph Walser has been added to thezensite: Nagarjuna page
06	The Formation of the Linji lu: An Examination of theGuangdeng lu/Sijia yulu and Linji Huizhao Chanshi yulu Versions of the Linji lu in Historical Context by Albert Welter has been added to the Historical Zen page

2014
December
27	Sōka Gakkai Founder, Makiguchi Tsunesaburō, A Man of Peace? by Brian Victoria has been added to Zen Essays: Critical Zen
24	Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism by Jacqueline I. Stone reviewed by Paul L. Swanson has been added to Zen Books Reviewed Page
24	Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature by Meir Shahar book review by Paul Katz has been added to Zen Books Reviewed Page
24	Violence-Enabling Mechanisms in Buddhism by Brian Victoria has been added to Zen Essays: Critical Zen
16	Yong Zhi: Human Actions Illustrated in Zen's Ox-Herding Pictures has been added to Zen Essays: Philosophical
16	Antariksa: Study On The Philosophy And Architecture Of Zen Buddhism In Japan: On syncretism religion and monastery arrangement plan has been added to Zen Essays: Miscellaneous
October
30	To Paint the Portrait of a Bird, a poem by Jacques Prevert translated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been added to Non-Zen Miscellaneous page
19	Kusumoto Bunyū's Zengo Nyūmon (An Introduction to Zen Words and Phrases) has been added to thezensite: Koan Studies page
18	book review by Vladimir K of Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong: the Drunken Wisdom of China's Famous Chan Buddhist Monk by Guo Xiaoting translated by John R Shaw has been added to Zen Books Reviewed Page
14	"Beautiful Women Dig Graves": Richard Baker-roshi, Imported Buddhism, and the Transmission of Ethics at the San Francisco Zen Center by Jason C. Bivins has been added to thezensite: Critical Zen Page
7	The Existential Moment:Rereading Dogen's Theory of Time by Rein Raud has been added to Zen Essays: Dōgen Studies
September
15	Inside the Concept: Rethinking Dōgen's Language by Rein Raud has been added to Zen Essays: Dōgen Studies
15	Zen Koans as Myths by Leland E Shields has been added to Zen Essays, Philosophical
9	James Brown's The Zen of Anarchy: Japanese Exceptionalism and the Anarchist Roots of the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance has been added to Zen Essays, Miscellaneous

August
27	book review by Vladimir K of The Zen Teachings of Homeless Kodo added to Zen Books Reviewed Page
7	Updated link to The Cult Education Institute (CEI), formerly known as the Ross Institute of New Jersey, Sarlo's Guru Rating Service and Zen Tails, all from thezensite's Interesting Sites page (Thank you Esa for pointing out these dead links)