{"product_id":"buddhaland-brooklyn-9781451669237","title":"Buddhaland Brooklyn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A vivid portrait of faith lost and found through the eyes of a Japanese Buddhist monk in America\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e) as he makes his way from an isolated monastery in Japan to the bustling streets of Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeido Oda spent his boyhood in a small mountainside village in rural Japan. When his parents hand him over to the monks at the nearby Buddhist monastery, he devotes himself to painting, poetry, and prayer--and avoiding human contact. But his quiet life is unexpectedly upended when he is ordered by his superior to open a temple in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York is a shock to the introverted Oda, who now must lead a ragtag army of eccentrics who make up the local Buddhist community. After tragedy strikes, Oda finally realizes his own long-buried sadness and spiritual short-comings. It is only with newly opened eyes that Oda comes to find in Brooklyn the home he has always sought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451669237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Richard C. Morais","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166093541557,"sku":"9781451669237","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_149b1589-70a4-4f7c-8e3c-fdb36510cdbb.jpg?v=1696920134","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/buddhaland-brooklyn-9781451669237","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}