1. Zen buddhism
... on garden landscaping. For many centuries, Japanese Zen masters have built gardens of skilfully arranged rocks and white raked sand, creating silent gardens for peaceful meditation. Compared to the Western garden, the Zen garden is peaceful, and gives importance to the space rather than geometric form. Traditional Zen gardens were made out of rocks, sand, water, trees, shrubs, ferns and moss, which represents ... mountains, rivers, lakes, sea and waterfalls. The main idea behind these gardens is to demonstrate a respect to ... from ego and any little disturbances to become "as carefree ...
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- Grade Level: High School
