Series 1. Teaching materials
1970-2002
Scope and Content
This series contains writings that appear to be intended for instruction activities within the Zen Center or affiliated locations.
They include notes, lesson plans, formal lectures, and transcriptions of talks and class sessions. Most of the presentations
were written by Maezumi Roshi. Some are as short as two pages long, while the lessons on the
Book of Equanimity runs hundreds of pages.
Organization and Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by title.
box 1, folder 1
Absolute and Relative
1993
box 1, folder 2
The Acupuncture Needle of Zazen
1989
box 1, folder 3
All Sentient Beings Have the Wisdom and Virtue of the Tathagata Buddha
1992
box 1, folder 4
The Answer Is Simple
1989
box 1, folder 5
Appreciating This Life
1990
box 1, folder 6
Aspects of Zen Practice
1984
box 1, folder 9
Be Aware of What a Wonderful Thing We Are Doing
1981
box 1, folder 12
Birth, Sickness, Old Age
1989
box 1, folder 13
Blue Cliff Record
1971-1972
box 1, folder 15
Body and Mind Sitting Straight
1987
box 1, folder 16-17, box 2, folder 1-3
The Book of Equanimity
1974-1982
box 2, folder 4
Closing the Gap Between Self and Self
1987
box 2, folder 5
Comments on Hsin Hsin Ming
1994
box 2, folder 6
Content of Zazen
circa 1990
box 2, folder 7
Differences of Soto-Rinzai
1981
box 2, folder 8
Discrimination and Self-Nature The Foundation on Which We Can Stand & Live Together
1993
box 2, folder 10
Dogen Zenji - Being-Time
1975
box 2, folder 11
Empty Inside/Harmony Outside
1988
box 2, folder 12
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo: Prolonging Life Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra
1979-2002
Scope and Content
Maezumi Roshi's notes as well as material compiled after his death.
box 2, folder 13
Foot Patrol & Tozan's What Is Most Painful?
1991
box 2, folder 14
Fusatsu - Do Not Tell a Lie
1985
box 3, folder 1
Harmony & Financial Difficulties
1979
box 3, folder 3
Hokyo Zammai Ka: Jeweled Mirror Samadhi
1982
box 3, folder 6
The Importance of Faith
1990
box 3, folder 7
Italy, Culture, and Religion
1993
box 3, folder 10
Kai #2 - Non-Stealing: Put the Whole World in Heart
1991
box 3, folder 11
Koan of the Seven Wise Sisters
1986
box 3, folder 12
Koku - Empty Space
undated
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes in Japanese.
box 3, folder 13
Koryu Osaka Roshi - Questions and Answers
1972
box 3, folder 14
Koryu Osaka Roshi - Teishos
1970-1972
box 3, folder 15
Koryu Roshi Memorial
1990
box 3, folder 19
Mere Sitting Is Not Enough
1986
box 3, folder 20
More Fundamentals of Zazen
1991
box 3, folder 21
My Childhood by Hakuun Yasutani Roshi
1973
box 4, folder 4
On the Endeavor of the Way
1992
box 4, folder 5
On Zenshuji Conference: Americanization of Temple Structure
1990
box 4, folder 6
The Oxherding Pictures
undated
box 4, folder 7
Polishing the Tile
circa 1988
box 4, folder 8
Practice in His Absence
1989
box 4, folder 9
Practicing Jijuyu Samadhi
1987
box 4, folder 12
Realizing Our True Nature
undated
box 4, folder 13
Relative and Absolute
1993
box 4, folder 14
A Roadmap for Your Zazen
1988
box 4, folder 16
Segaki: the Service for Hungry Ghosts
1992
box 4, folder 17
Self-Fulfilling Samadhi and Dharma
1992
box 4, folder 18
Shakyamuni Buddha and I Are Practicing Together
1993
box 4, folder 19
Shikantaza - Susofukan
1980
box 4, folder 21
Shobogenzo Genjo Koan
undated
box 4, folder 22
Shobogenzo: Makahannya Haramitsu
circa 1991
box 5, folder 1
Shudo, Ishii - seminars (translated by Albert Welter)
undated
box 5, folder 2
Shudo, Ishii - seminars (translated by David Putney)
undated
box 5, folder 4
Sixteen Stages of Counting the Breath
1980
box 5, folder 7
Tenzo Kyokun - Appreciating One's Life (Joyful Mind)
1984
box 5, folder 8
Think of Not Thinking
1989
box 5, folder 9
Three Koans and Seven Sisters
1982
box 5, folder 10
Three "Pillows" of Zen
1983
box 5, folder 11
Trip to Japan and More
1991
box 5, folder 12
The Venerable Jiun
undated
box 5, folder 14
Wholeheartedly Sit and Clarify the Great Matter!
1988
box 5, folder 15
Why Do We Recite Sutras?
undated
box 5, folder 18
The Woodcutter and the Animal Called Satori
1986
box 5, folder 19
Yakusan's Koan on Zazen
1988
box 5, folder 20
You Should Really Verify Yourself
1988
box 5, folder 21
The Zazen of Self-Fulfilled Samadhi
1989
box 5, folder 22
Untitled writings
1974-1990
box 6, box 7, box 8
Teaching materials
1973-1993
Series 2. Book manuscripts
1937-1992
Scope and Content
This series contains manuscripts intended for publication at various levels of completion by people associated with the Zen
Center, including Maezumi Roshi, Robert Aitken, John Daido Loori, Taigen Daniel Leighton, and Steven S. Krause.
Organization and Arrangement
Manuscripts are listed alphabetically by author. Chinese authors are identified by the Library of Congress transliteration
of their names, even if that differs from the transliteration in the work itself.
box 9, folder 1
Aitken, Robert - A Book about Basho's Haiku and Zen (penultmate typescript draft)
1978
Scope and Content
This was probably published as
A Zen Wave; includes a foreword by W.S. Merwin.
box 9, folder 2
Burdick, Owen - Paschal Triptych and an essay: Stravinsky's Requiem Canticles
1988
box 9, folder 3-6
Dogen - Moon in a Dewdrop (edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi; translated by Reb Anderson, Ed Brown, Arnold Kotler, Dan Leighton,
Lew Richmond, David Schneider, Kazuaki Tanashi, Katherine Thanas, Brian Unger, Mel Weitsman, Dan Welch, and Philip Whalen)
1980-1982
Scope and Contents
Part Three, comprising pages 94-193, is missing.
box 10, folder 1
Dogen - The True Eye of the Dharma Treasury in Chinese (typescript by unidentified translator)
1989
box 10, folder 2
Dogen - The True Eye of the Dharma Treasury in Chinese (typescript by unidentified translator)
1990
box 11, folder 1
Keizan - The Transmission of Light (typescript of translation by Thomas Cleary)
1981
box 11, folder 2-3
Kodera, Takashi James - Dogen's Formative Years in China: Historical Study and Annotated Translation of the Hokyo-Ki
1978
box 11, folder 4
Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching (typescript translation by Steven S. Krause)
1974
box 11, folder 5
Liangje - The Record of Tung-shan Liang-chieh of Jui-chou (typescript by unidentified translator)
undated
box 11, folder 6
Linji - The Recorded Sayings of Ch'an Master Lin-Chi Hui-Chao of Chen Prefecture; compiled by his humble heir Hui-Jan of San-Sheng
circa 1975
box 12, folder 1
Loori, John Daido - The Eight Gates of Zen
1992
box 12, folder 2
Loori, John Daido - The Mountain Record of Collected Zen Talks
undated
box 12, folder 3
Matthiessen, Peter - Nine Headed Dragon River
1985
box 12, folder 4
Sahn, Seung - The Whole World Is a Single Flower
1991
box 12, folder 5
Senzaki, Nyogen - The Gateless Gate
1937
box 12, folder 6
Yuanwu - Hekigan Roku (typescript of translation by Yamada Koun and Robert Aitken)
undated
box 13, folder 1
Zhaozhou - The Collected Teachings of Zen Master Chao-Chou (translated by James Green)
undated
Scope and Content
Probably published as
The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu.
box 13, folder 2
Zhengjue - The Book of Equanimity
undated
box 13, folder 3
Zhengjue - The Book of Serenity (typescript of translation by Thomas Cleary)
1977
Scope and Content
Includes several notes from Cleary.
box 13, folder 4
Zhengjue - Cultivating the Empty Field (galley proof of translation by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu)
1991
box 14, folder 1
Zhengjue - Shoyo Roku (typescript translation by Maezumi Roshi and Dana Fraser)
undated
box 14, folder 2
Unidentified - Shobogenzo Genjo Koan: an Analytic Study
undated
box 14, folder 3
Unidentified translation of Buddhist text
undated
box 14, folder 4-5
Manuscripts in Japanese
undated
box 15, box 16, box 17, box 18, box 19, box 20, box 21, box 22, box 23, box 24, box 25, box 26
Series 3. Taizan Maezumi Roshi notebooks
1973-1989
Scope and Content
This series consists of various notebooks and three-ring binders maintained by Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Each folder typically
includes handwritten notes in Japanese and/or English as well as a several annotated texts in Japanese and English.
Series 4. Taizan Maezumi Roshi personal files
1969-1995
Scope and Content
This series contains material belonging to Maezumi Roshi but not directly related to his teaching. It consists mostly of personal
correspondence and calligraphy. Many of the materials are in Japanese, including all of the calligraphy, journal and correspondence.
box 27
Biographical material
1978-1998
box 29, box 30, box 31, box 32, box 33
box 151
Correspondence
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 151 of the correspondence is restricted until November 26, 2034 at the request of the donor.
box 34, folder 2
Poetry
1989-1993
Scope and Content
Contains two volumes of handwritten poetry by "Kyoshin," inspired by and dedicated to Maezumi Roshi.
Series 5. Publications and printed material
1955-2012
Scope and Content
This series consists of periodicals published by the Center, ranging from the informal newsletters to the professionally published
literary magazine
ZCLA Journal. The printed material consists of short pamphlets and brochures, and in a few cases, photocopies of Japanese books.
box 34, box 35
Newsletters
1976-1985
Scope and Content
Includes the monthly newsletters circulated to members.
box 36, box 37, box 38, box 39
The Ten Directions
1980-1994
box 42, folder 1-3
Booklets, pamphlets, and other printed materials
1955-2004
Scope and Content
Includes: "Essentials and Symbols of the Buddhist Faith"; "Samma Samadhi: Being an Exposition of the Method of Samatha-Vipassana
as Discovered & Attained by All Buddhas"; Institute of Asian Cultures material [in French and Japanese]; "Zen Flashes" by
Roshi Egyoku Nakao.
box 42, box 43, box 44, box 45
Booklets, pamphlets, and other printed materials in Japanese and Chinese
undated
Series 6. Administrative files
1969-2011
Scope and Content
This series contains material about the day-to-day operations of the Center, information about various programs and affiliated
organizations, and member information.
box 46, box 47, box 48, box 49
Board of Directors meeting minutes
1981-1996
box 50, box 51
Calendars, date books, and address books
1974-1994
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in Japanese, with some in English.
box 53, box 54
High Holy Days material
2001-2005
Scope and Content
Contains material related to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services held at ZCLA.
box 55
Kuroda Institute
1979-1992
box 56
Maezumi Roshi's death
1995
Scope and Content
Contains material relating to Maezumi's death; includes his last will and testament, condolence letters, information about
memorial services, memorial issue of the journal
Mountain Record, Fall 1995.
box 58
Monks' registration papers
1973- 1990
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in Japanese with a small amount in English.
box 59, box 60
Procedural manuals
1983-1997
Scope and Content
Contains documents detailing how various classes and events at the center should be conducted.
box 61, box 62
Publicity material
1976-1993
box 63
Staff files
1977 -1985
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED MATERIAL. Social security numbers need to be redacted.
box 64, box 65
White Plum Asanga records
1982-1999
Language of Material: Material is primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
Scope and Content
This file contains material relating to the Zen school established by Maezumi Roshi. It includes correspondence, membership
information, schedules and procedures for meetings, other administrative records, and a medal from the City College of New
York.
box 66, folder 1-3
Yokoji Zen Mountain Center - plans and photographs
circa 1982-1994
box 45, box 66, box 67, box 68, box 69, box 70, box 71, box 72, box 73, box 74, box 75, box 76, box 77
Administrative files
1969-2011
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
Series 7. Financial records
1974-1994
Scope and Content
This series includes budget information, financial reports, bank statements, receipts, and donation records
box 78
Property tax exemption
1979
box 45, box 79, box 80, box 81, box 82, box 83, box 84
Financial records
1974-1994
Series 8. Audiovisual material
1972-2006
Scope and Content
Most of this material consists of recordings of
teishos, seminars, lectures, and other events at the ZCLA.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIOVISUAL AND DIGITAL] MATERIALS: Materials will require assessment and may need further processing
for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
box 85, box 86, box 87, box 88, box 89, box 90, box 91, box 92, box 93, box 94, box 95, box 96, box 97, box 98, box 99, box 100, box 101, box 102, box 103, box 104, box 105, box 106, box 107, box 108, box 109, box 110, box 111, box 112, box 113, box 114, box 115, box 116, box 117, box 118, box 119, box 120, box 121, box 122, box 123, box 124, box 125, box 126, box 127, box 128, box 129, box 130, box 131, box 132, box 133, box 134, box 135, box 136, box 137, box 138, box 139, box 140
Audio cassettes
1972-2002
Scope and Content
The audio cassettes are mostly recordings of teishos, seminars, or lectures. They are typically labelled with a title, speaker,
and date. There are approximately 2000 of them. Boxes 85-121 mostly contain talks by Maezumi Roshi, and boxes 122-140 mostly
contain talks by others.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 141
CD-Rs
2003-2004
Scope and Content
Ten discs of various talks.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 141
Open reel audiotape
1970-1971
Scope and Content
Four tapes, content unknown.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 141, box 142, box 143, box 144
VHS, U-matic, and open reel videotape
1978-1999
Scope and Content
Thirty-four VHS cassettes, one Beta cassette (with a label in Korean), one U-matic tape, and one videotape reel. Most of the
tapes appear to be of teishos or special services. A few are television programs or short films with some connection to Zen
practice. Two of the tapes appear to be of Maezumi Roshi's funeral.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 145
ZCLA Talk Archive
2005-2006
Scope and Content
Ninety-nine CD-Rs in two three-ring binders with talks by various individuals.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 146, box 147, box 148, box 149, box 150
Series 9. Books and periodicals
1963-1994
Language of Material: Material is in English, Japanese, German, and Spanish.
Scope and Content
Most of these are about Zen or other aspects of Buddhism, but there are also reference books and books about art.
