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Japanese Zen Garden Japanese Zen Garden Zen tradition in Japanese gardens , together with Shinto are a very large part of Japanese gardening. It is because of these predominant traditions a Japanese garden is a place of contemplation and reflection and a visitors state of mind should reflect this when visiting one. It is important to fully understand these principles when visiting a Japanese or Japanese Zen garden. The history of Japanese Zen gardens is easy traceable. Zen Priests were Chinese in origin and between 1185 and 13333 they began to influence Japanese residential buildings and gardens. China was such an influential player both politically, militarily and culturally during this period. During the period 1185AD to 1333AD Chinese Zen priests became much more influential in everyday life and belief processes in Japan. The Zen priests brought about changes to Temples and residential buildings meaning that gardens were intentional to be viewed from ...

Nanzenji Garden (Kyoto) Japanese Rock Gardens (or Karesansui ) are made from just two primary elements: rocks and a fine, light coloured gravel. Although they sometimes have a few living elements, these two humble materials are all that is needed to create a captivating display of form and tranquility. The rocks are commonly arranged in a rectangular frame of gravel which is carefully raked to produce various patterns. The meaning of these elements is ultimately up to the observer, but one interpretation is that the patterns represent waves in water, and the rocks islands. Ryoanji "What's so special about the garden at Ryoanji?" I asked him, naming the famous rock and sand garden in Kyoto's most brochured and pamphleted Zen temple. "The spaces between the rocks," he replied, with his mouth full of toothpaste. -from Alan Booth's Looking for the Lost . The rock garden at Ryoanji, the "Temple of the Peace...

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