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During Golden Week all the major temples, shrines, and attractions were packed out this year. Ryoanji was no exception. This was my third or fourth time there and had never seen it this full of tourists, mostly Japanese.
The rock garden measures 25m by 10m. Only 15 rocks and white gravel are used to create the garden. The walls are made of clay boiled in oil. As time went by, the unusual design was made by oil seeping out. The garden was, it is said, created at the end of the Muromachi period (c 1500) by a highly respected Zen monk, Tokuho Zenketsu.
The rock garden measures 25m by 10m. Only 15 rocks and white gravel are used to create the garden. The walls are made of clay boiled in oil. As time went by, the unusual design was made by oil seeping out. The garden was, it is said, created at the end of the Muromachi period (c 1500) by a highly respected Zen monk, Tokuho Zenketsu.
石庭
15個の石は、庭をどちらから眺めても、必ず1個は他の石に隠れて見えないように設計されているという。しかし、中の部屋から1ヶ所だけ15個の石全てが見える位置がある。ハルト・バン・トンダとマイケル・ライオンズによれば、それは方丈の間の中心であり、15の石の配置は、ここを根元とする「二分岐構造」になっているという。
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Diorama version of the garden at Ryoanji Temple; this display was there so blind people could enjoy the garden too.
The English Portion of the Historical Marker reads:
"Ryoanji Temple
This is a temple of the Myoshinji school of the Rinzai sect. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994.
Originally a country house of the Tokudaiji Clan, it was acquired in 1450 by Hosokawa Katsumoto for use as a Zen training temple. It was destroyed by fire during the Onin War and was rebuilt in 1499.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa later expanded the temple precincts. At its peak, it encompassed more than 23 sub-temples.
The Hojo Garden(a national historical landmark and site of special scenery ) is famous for its traditional dry landscape rock garden. The 15 rocks arranged on a surface of white pebbles in a rectangular site symbolically represent nature, yet the garden contains neither a single tree nor blade of grass. It is also known as the "baby tiger crossing" because it resembles a tiger crossing a mountain stream with its cub.
To the east of hog (superior's hall) is a stone bowl for hand washing, donated by Mito Mitsukuni, bearing the inscription Ware tada taruo shiru("Freedom from greed ensures a peaceful life."). Moreover, the temple holds 12 volumes of Taiheiki, ("Record of the Great Peace") as one of its treasures. Taiheiki is designated as an important cultural asset.
Kyoto City"
京都旅行で龍安寺に行ったときの写真です。今回京都で訪れたお寺の中で抜群に景観が良かったです。
These Photos have been taken at Kyoto Ryoanji. This temple is the best amaging place of Japanese garden.