Comprehensive illustrated history of a world-famous Kyoto temple garden and historical landmark
Tenryui is ranked #1 among the Five Great Zen Temples in Kyoto and is a major destination for tourists
For Japanese garden enthusiasts, as well as landscape designers, architects, and those interested in Asian arts and culture and Buddhism
well-preserved and maintained landscape garden designed by Muso Soseki, one of the great Japanese garden masters
includes color inserts, index, and a full glossary.
unlike other garden books, an intensive study of one temple garden, exploring its history, landscape, and spiritual dimensions.
in 1994 Tenryuji declared a Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations
one of the oldest landscape gardens in Japan, and the first Special Historical Scenic Area named by the Japanese government
http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Tenryu-ji
this is a reannouncement of a previously postponed title
significant for its Buddhist connections, http://www. buddhistravel. com/index. php? id=120, 317, 0, 0, 1, 0&highlight=Tenryuji