Project Representative(s): Dr. Urs App
This is a project which could also be easily listed under the category of "online resources" since, in addition to the input work being carried out, is also one of the most extensive Web resources in the field of Buddhist studies. Nonetheless, the IRIZ project established itself as one of the early leaders in terms of not only inputting CJK-based canonical (in this case Zen) texts, but also in terms of attempting to develop long-range viable solutions to the various sorts of problems that arise with the digitization of such texts. These problems include those of non-compatible character sets, non-existent character codes, digital document standardization and so forth. Please see the IRIZ site for articles and various other sorts of explanations for these issues. The IRIZ canonical texts are downloadable, and the site provides a wealth of other information on Zen, including bibliographies and practice centers. Dr. App has been heading this project since 1990.