{"product_id":"9781611720044","title":"Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorris Brock Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057000169712,"sku":"9781611720044","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611720044_p0.jpg?v=1763840988","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611720044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}