Ryōan-ji Temple
Also known as Ryōan-ji
Ryōan-ji (, , The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monumen
Key facts
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- Ryōan-ji
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- 龍安寺
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- ja
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- Kare-sansui zen garden, Ryōan-ji, Kyoto 20190416 1.jpg
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- 300
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- The kare-sansui (dry landscape) zen garden at Ryōan-ji
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- Japan Kyoto city
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- Location in Kyoto
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- 13 Ryoanji Goryonoshita-chō, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
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- Zen, Rinzai sect, Myōshin-ji school
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- Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Zen garden
- Meaning of the garden
- Scientific analysis of the garden
- Other gardens
- Images
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
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Ryōan-ji (, , The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Buddhist temples in KyotoGardens in Kyoto PrefectureHistoric Sites of JapanImportant Cultural Properties (Japan)Infobox religious building with unknown affiliationJapanese imperial tombsMyoshin-ji templesRock art in AsiaSpecial Places of Scenic BeautyTemples of Gautama BuddhaWorld Heritage Sites in JapanZen art and culture