DC chant and other studies and notes

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See Sutras page
Eko Study
Kanji for the Eko
DC priest ordination ceremony prep pages fall of 1971 - what I was given to read to explain ceremony and prepare me for it. That word "faith" hasn't been used much in translating like here. - dc

DC Sandokai study worked on while Suzuki gave lectures in 1970.

DC Eko Study Book made in 1970 while Shunryu Suzuki lectured on these merit dedicating chants recited at end of sutra.

Fukanzazengi study book (thanks Kokyo Henkle for sending this and thanks to his friend Paul Hoffman for scanning it. I've been wanting to find a copy of it for decades. - dc

DC Genjo Koan study book - Did this when I was head monk at Tassajara summer of 1974 and then director through the summer of 75.

Dogen's Genjo Koan, and Fukanzazengi study books by dearly departed Ryogen Yoshimura. The Sandokai Study book kanji was poorly done by DC.

These character studies are primitive, a gathering of basic info on these works that was available to me. - dc.


A selection from Scans of archive material on cuke.com


Messy note pages

Four Bodhisattva Vows - notes

Notes on the okesa chant

Meal chant study

Nenju study (a ceremony we used to do at Tassajara on 3 and 8 days later afternoon - maybe it's still done at times)

Notes on the stupa for Shunryu Suzuki at Tassajara

DC notes on Japanese verses, gathas - before bath, sleep, etc (from 1970 I think - dc)