- You’re probably wondering what could be so controversial about a Zen temple, just like I was. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ryoan-ji Temple (Temple...
- Ryōanji, Kyoto. Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan. Learn more on Smarthistory.
- Ryoanji. Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple). Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms. Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave).
- Ryoanji Temple: read a guide to Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan's most famous Zen stone garden.
- Ryōanji is a much quieter temple (unless you’re unlucky enough to run into a school or tour group) and the emphasis is on Zen meditation.
- Temple complex Ryōanji, Kyoto, Japan, 15th century, the present dry garden design is thought to date back at least to the early 1680s Speakers: Dr. Beth.
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- In its present form, the garden at Ryōanji consists of fifteen rocks, set in white, raked sand, with no plants other than moss surrounding some of the rocks.