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Karesansui 枯山水

HAPPY WEEKEND:)
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The Japanese rock garden (枯山水 karesansui) or "dry landscape" garden, often called a zen garden, creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and uses gravel or sand that is raked to represent ripples in water.[1] A zen garden is usually relatively small, surrounded by a wall, and is usually meant to be seen while seated from a single viewpoint outside the garden, such as the porch of the hojo, the residence of the chief monk of the temple or monastery.
Classical zen gardens were created at temples of Zen Buddhism in Kyoto during the Muromachi period. They were intended to imitate the intimate essence of nature, not its actual appearance, and to serve as an aid to meditation about the true meaning of life.[2] Here the Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, literally "Deer Garden Temple").
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Boro said:

Jolie compo zen !
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Dominique 60 said:

tres interressant .... la photo et le texte !!
5 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Very well captured; thank you for the information.
Have a nice weekend Annemarie.
5 years ago

Karp Panta said:

Lindo "jardín zen" !!!
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Edward Bowthorpe said:

Lovely Annemarie,eddie,xx
5 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

ZEN !!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a lovely week-end, Annemarie !!!!!!!!!!!!
5 years ago

Gudrun said:

Wunderbare Ruhe! Ein schönes Wochenende!
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Dave Hilditch said:

Fascinating stuff here, Annamaria and a lovely image. Have a great weekend.
5 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Beautiful!
HFF and I wish you a good weekend.
5 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

A happy corner!
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Malik Raoulda said:

Admirablement rendu ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Bon Vendredi.
5 years ago ( translate )

Jocelyne Villoing said:

Une belle image reposante ! Bon WE Annemarie.
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Zulma said:

the PIP is a WOW my friend. HFF to you and HANWE Annemarie.
5 years ago

Erika Akire said:

...Zen at its best...
5 years ago

Diana Australis said:

Very Zen and minimalist. Have a good weekend Annemarie
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