Transcript Japanese Zen Rock Gardens - Tam

Japanese Rock (Karesansui)Gardens
 Karensansui means dry-mountain-and-water gardens
 Japanese Rock gardens were first brought to the island
from Chinese and Korean immigrants
 During the Heian period (794-1185 AD) this practice
became unique to the Japanese people and perfected by
Buddhist monks trying to achieve Zen.
 The idea of Zen is- A school of Mahayana Buddhism that
asserts that enlightenment can be attained through
meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition rather than
through faith and devotion and that is practiced mainly in
China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Also called Zen
Buddhism.(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Zen)