SAIHO-JI The traditional zen gardens of Kyoto were never drawn. They existed as ritualistic acts, at the core of daily Buddhist practice. Their original designs have been deduced from a series of instruction manuals, written and taught maintenanc
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The 12th Century garden of the Saiho-Ji Temple was originally conceived as a pure white carpet of sand, irrigated by an intricate system of carved water channels. Following the decline of the monastery in the 14th Century, the garden fell into a l
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