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.
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| The Pond in the Garden | |
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| Land, Landscape, and the Spirit of Place | |
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| Mountains, Water, and Fragrant Trees | |
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| Death, Dream, and the Genesis of a Temple | |
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| Clouds of Flowers Preserve the Way | |
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| A Garden in Green Shade | |
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| A Pond of Shadow and Shimmering Stones | |
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| Footprints in the Sky | |
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| Settling Flowers of Ice | |
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| Bridge to Buddha-Nature | |
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| Sitting in the Garden | |
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| Anchors Along the Journey | |
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| The Dragon Gate | |
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| Garden as Life and Spirit | |
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| "Just as Before" | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| Image Credits | |
Norris Brock Johnson is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was a Fulbright Lecturer at Waseda University and University of Tokyo, Komaba. Professor Johnson has been researching, teaching, and writing about the temple gardens of Japan for twenty years.
