1953 edition of The Development of Chinese Zen after the Sixth Patriarch by the First Zen Institute of America

A good friend gave me this previous book published by the First Zen Institute of America.

"Founded in 1930 the First Zen Institute of America is a non-profit religious organization that introduces Rinzai Zen to lay students, provides information on Zen Buddhism and on Zen Master Sokei-an Sasaki to the public through its publications and archives, and offers opportunities for Zen practice."

http://www.firstzen.org/

Correction of A mistake in My Article on Kawaguchi's Obaku canon in Nepal

Prof. Takayama Ryūzō 高山 龍三 has kindly pointed out a mistake in my article on the Obaku canon in a recent book on the Buddhist canon in modern East Asia. In page 9 of this article, (Wu 2017 "Finding the first Chinese Tripitaka in the West : Early European Buddhology, the 1872 Iwakura mission in Britain, and the mystery of the Obaku canon in the India office library ," in Jiang Wu and Greg Wilkinson (eds.) 『Reinventing the Tripitaka: Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia.』3-39), I stated that there is no record about Kawaguchi's name in the Obaku canon accounting book (全蔵漸請千字文朱点). Actually, as Prof. Takayama pointed out, he has clearly stated about this in his paper and his book about Kawaguchi's travel in Nepal. Here is the reference of this paper and the relevant page.

高山龍三 1999 「河口慧海献上の蔵経を求めて―1998年ネパール報告」『黄檗文華』118号14-27 1999年 5月1日This paper was later included in 高山龍三 『河口慧海への旅―釈迦生誕地に巡礼した人々』勉誠出版 2011.

Kawaguchi's name was often recorded as 川口慧海 which I may have missed when I checked the accounting book. In addition, in an email to me (July 8, 2018), he listed the following notes about where we can find Kawaguchi's record in the Obaku canon accounting book:

01 朱点簿第2２番

02 慧海名記載以前の日付あり、明治35（1902）年

03~06 川口慧海購入の朱点（日付けなし）


07 慧海の次の購入者（明治37年11月、1904年 慧海第二回旅行は同年10月出国）

Jonathan Spence's 2007 Letter

I am grateful to the helps I received during the years from colleagues and senior scholars. I just found a letter from my files dated back to Jan. 9, 2007. Dr. Jonathan Spence's kind words encouraged me to continue my research as a junior scholar. He is truly a gentleman. He later wrote an elegant blurb for my book which I quote below.

Tianzhu Chan Studies Book Prize

It was my honor and pleasure to receive the inaugural 2018 Tianzhu 天柱 Book Prize for Excellence in Chan Studies for my book Leaving for the Rising Sun. I am grateful that the Frogbear project put my talk (August 12, 2018) online with subtitles. The full report can be accessed here.

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (6)

Inscription Wall of Essentials of Mind Transmission by Huangbo Xiyun, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the sixth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Inscription Wall of Essentials of Mind Transmission by Huangbo Xiyun, photo by Jiang Wu

A corner of dining hall at Huangbo monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (5)

Donation plate at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the fifth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Rebuilding inscription in 1993, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance pathway at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Old Photos of Wanfu Monastery 万福寺 in Fuqing 福清, China (4)

Overview of the Temple Entrance of Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

I did some field work in Wanfu Monastery in Fuqing in 2001. Because the temple is in the process of rebuilding and the older structure may not be preserved, I posted the fourth batch of a few pictures I took almost twenty years ago.

Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Courtyard of Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo Monastery with Yinyuan Memorial Hall at the background, photo by Jiang Wu

Sakyamuni Hall at Huangbo monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Entrance pathway at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu

Guanyin Statue at Huangbo Monastery, photo by Jiang Wu