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Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺?, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. Belonging to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism, the temple and karesansui garden is one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The site of the temple was originally a Fujiwara family estate. It eventually came into the hands of the Hosokawa clan branch of the Fujiwaras. Hosokawa Katsumoto inherited the residence, and lived here before the Ōnin War. Katsumoto willed the war-ravaged property to be converted into a Zen sect temple complex after his death. Later Hosokawa emperors are grouped together in what are today known as the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryoan-ji. The burial places of these emperors -- Uda, Kazan, Ichijō, Go-Suzaku, Go-Reizei, Go-Sanjō, and Horikawa -- would have been comparatively humble in the period after their deaths. These tombs reached their present state as a result of the 19th century restoration of imperial sepulchers (misasagi) which were ordered by Emperor Meiji.[1]
Ryōan-ji's tsukubai (蹲踞?), which is a small basin provided at Japanese Buddhist temples for visitors to purify themselves by the ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth.
An object of interest near the rear of the monks quarters is the carved stone receptacle into which water for ritual purification continuously flows. This is the Ryōan-ji tsukubai (蹲踞?), which translates literally as "crouch;" and the lower elevation of the basin requires the user to bend a little bit to reach the water, which suggests supplication and reverence.[2] The kanji written on the surface of the stone are without significance when read alone. If each is read in combination with 口 (kuchi), which the central bowl is meant to represent, then the characters become 吾, 唯, 足, 知. This is read as "ware tada taru (wo) shiru" and translates literally as "I only know plenty" (吾 = ware = I, 唯 = tada = only, 足 = taru = plenty, 知 = shiru = know). The meaning of the phrase carved into the top of the tsukubai is simply that "what one has is all one needs" and is meant to reinforce the basic anti-materialistic teachings of Buddhism.
The absence of a dipper is intended to imply that the water is for the soul only and that it is necessary to bend the knee in humility in order to receive its blessing.[2]
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tenryu-ji Temple (天龍寺)
Tenryuji is a Zen temple in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto. It has been ranked first among the city's "Five Great Zen Temples".
The temple was established in 1339, and like many other temples burnt down several times over its history. The current buildings date from the Meiji Period. Muso Soseki, the temple's founding abbot and famous garden designer, created Tenryuji's landscape garden which, unlike the temple buildings, survived the many fires and is considered one of the oldest of its kind.
Tenryuji has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.
How to get there
Tenryuji is just a few steps from the Keifuku Arashiyama terminal station. The small Keifuku trains connect Arashiyama with the Ryoanji/Kinkakuji area and Shijo-dori.
The JR Saga-Arashiyama Station is a 5 minute walk from Tenryuji and is served by the JR Sagano Line (San-in Line) with frequent trains that take about 15 minutes to Kyoto Station.
How to get to and around Kyoto
Hours and Fees
Hours:8:30 to 17:30 (until 17:00 from late October through late March)
Closed:No closing days
Admission:500 yen
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan
This temple complex is part of the Myoshinji school of Rinzai the Zen sect of Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site
THIS is the main attraction at Ryaonji, the Zen Rock Garden. In Zen Buddhism, 15 is a precious number...signifying completeness. There are 15 rocks here, but you can see no more than 14 at any given time from any angle...the metaphor: nothing in this physical world is ever complete.
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