Tenryu-Ji Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden

Name: Tenryu-Ji Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden
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ISBN: 9781611720044

ISBN-10: 1611720044

ISBN-13: 9781611720044

Edition: 2012

Authors: Norris Brock Johnson

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This illustrated study of Tenryuji, ranked number one among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto and a major destination for tourism and worship, weaves together history, design, culture, and personal reflection to reveal the inner workings of a great spiritual institution. Looking at Tenryuji's present as a mirror to its past, and detailing the famous pond and rockwork composition by renowned designer Muso Soseki, Norris Brock Johnson presents the first full-length "biography" of a Zen temple garden.Norris Brock Johnsonis a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and has been teaching and writing about Japanese temple gardens for over twenty years.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Publication date: 5/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.562



The Pond in the Garden



Land, Landscape, and the Spirit of Place



Mountains, Water, and Fragrant Trees



Death, Dream, and the Genesis of a Temple



Clouds of Flowers Preserve the Way



A Garden in Green Shade



A Pond of Shadow and Shimmering Stones



Footprints in the Sky



Settling Flowers of Ice



Bridge to Buddha-Nature



Sitting in the Garden



Anchors Along the Journey



The Dragon Gate



Garden as Life and Spirit


"Just as Before"


Endnotes


Bibliography


Index


Image Credits