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This Japan travel guide presents a journey into the true heart of the Kyoto experience--one which brings you deep into the world of Kyoto's ancient Zen Buddhist culture. This is the first comprehensive guide to Kyoto's most important Zen garden and temple sites. Kyoto's Zen heritage represents one of mankind's greatest achievements--recognized by the large number which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Millions of visitors travel to Kyoto yearly in search of their secrets, and here for the first time is a comprehensive overview of every major site. Over 50 Japanese temples and gardens--including all World Heritage Sites--are captured in sensitive photos by acclaimed Kyoto-based photographer John Einarsen. A detailed introduction to each temple by local expert John Dougill includes information about special opportunities for visitors to the temples--such as early morning meditation sessions, temple food offerings and special green tea sets provided to enhance the contemplative experience--along with other "insider" information that no other guide provides. The foreword by Takafumi Kawakami, the deputy head priest of the respected Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto, serves to place the book in the context of eastern and western Buddhist thought and practice. His widely viewed TED Talk "How mindfulness can help you to live in the present" has been viewed by over 100,000 people. |
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Frontcover; Title Page; Contents; Zen in Kyoto; Preface by Reverend Takafumi Kawakami; A National Treasure: Kyoto and the Art of Zen; From China to Kyoto: The Story of Zen Buddhism; Eat, Sit, Sleep: The Daily Routine of a Zen Monk; Finding One's Way: The Design of a Zen Monastery; Visions of Serenity: The Zen Garden; Sipping Zen: The Japanese Tea Ceremony; The Sound of Zen: The Shakuhachi Flute as Spiritual Instrument; The Taste of Zen: Kyoto Temple Cuisine; Picturing Zen: Temple Painting and Brushwork; Capturing the Moment: Haiku and Zen Poetry. |
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The Discipline of No-Mind: Zen and the Martial ArtsMap of Kyoto; PART 2: Kyoto's Zen Temples; Kennin-ji; Entoku-in; Kodai-ji; Kosho-ji; Tofuku-ji; Funda-in (Sesshu-ji); Reiun-in; Komyo-in; Nanzen-ji; Nanzen-in; Tenju-an; Konchi-in; Daitoku-ji; Ryogen-in; Daisen-in; Zuiho-in; Koto-in; Myoshin-ji; Taizo-in; Shunko-in; Tenryu-ji; Toji-in; Saiho-ji (Kokedera); Genko-an; Shokoku-ji; Kinkaku-ji; Ginkaku-ji; Ryoan; Shuon-an (Ikkyu-ji); Enko-ji; Shisendo; Manpuku-ji; Kanga-an; Entsu-ji; Konpuku-ji; Acknowledgments and Credits. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Gardens, Japanese -- Zen influences.
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Gardens, Japanese -- Zen influences. |
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Gardens -- Japan -- Kyoto.
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Gardens. |
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Japan -- Kyoto. |
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Electronic books.
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Einarsen, John, photographer.
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Print version: 480531401X 9784805314012 (OCoLC)970389878 |
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9781462919581 (electronic book) |
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1462919588 (electronic book) |
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480531401X |
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9784805314012 |
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