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Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden
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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 com
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Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
May 15th 2012
by Stone Bridge Press
(first published February 1st 2009)
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