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Oriental gardens have always had a close relationship with spiritual and religious ideas. Some of the first to be created were built in forest clearings, or on mountainsides as shrines dedicated to nature gods. Over time, as spiritual beliefs developed and changed, a complex set of rules and taboos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borja, Erik
Other Authors: Maurer, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: London : Ward Lock, 1999
London : 1999
Subjects:
Gardens > Religious aspects > Zen Buddhism
Gardens, Japanese > Zen influences
Rock gardens, Japanese > Zen influences
Gardens > Religious aspects
Zen Buddhism
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés
Pictorial works
illustrated books
Table of Contents:
  • Factors Influencing a Garden 11
  • Man and the Environment 11
  • Shintoism and Buddhism 14
  • The Zen Approach 23
  • Revealing the Essence of Nature 35
  • Choosing the Site 36
  • Tayori, Fusui and Nosuji 41
  • The Shakkei or Borrowed Landscape 44
  • Stone Features 51
  • The 'Soul' of Stones 54
  • Collecting the Stones 58
  • Using Stones 60
  • Paths 78
  • Bridges 84
  • Lanterns 86
  • Water in the Garden 91
  • The Pool 91
  • Waterfalls 97
  • Springs and Streams 99
  • Purification Stones 100
  • Fish 104
  • The Plants 109
  • Zen Trees 110
  • Pruning to Reveal 115
  • Maintaining the Shape 119
  • Working with Nature 119
  • My Garden Studio 125
  • The Meditation Garden 125
  • The Tea Garden 134
  • The Mediterranean Garden 146
  • The River Garden 152
  • The Southern Garden 158
  • Factors Influencing a Garden 11
  • Revealing the Essence of Nature 35
  • Stone Features 51
  • Water in the Garden 91
  • The Plants 109
  • My Garden Studio 125

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