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Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden

Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden AbstractCreating a Japanese garden raises a number of methodological questions. The form of these gardens are well known, but their religious symbols are not well researched in English literature. The aim of the research is to introduce and interpret the religious symbols and references present in Japanese gardens, to categorize their appearance by taking into account their unique characteristics, their role in the garden, contributing to a deeper understanding and the understanding of the form-shaping approach. The gardens presented by this study are closely related to the practice of the religious community that creates or maintains them. The garden elements do not only serve an aesthetic purpose, but with their spatial presence they constantly refer to religious teachings or attitudes for those who are able to read them. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Biologica Marisiensis de Gruyter

Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden

Acta Biologica Marisiensis , Volume 5 (1): 9 – Jun 1, 2022

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2022 Peter Gyori et al., published by Sciendo
eISSN
2668-5124
DOI
10.2478/abmj-2022-0002
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Abstract

AbstractCreating a Japanese garden raises a number of methodological questions. The form of these gardens are well known, but their religious symbols are not well researched in English literature. The aim of the research is to introduce and interpret the religious symbols and references present in Japanese gardens, to categorize their appearance by taking into account their unique characteristics, their role in the garden, contributing to a deeper understanding and the understanding of the form-shaping approach. The gardens presented by this study are closely related to the practice of the religious community that creates or maintains them. The garden elements do not only serve an aesthetic purpose, but with their spatial presence they constantly refer to religious teachings or attitudes for those who are able to read them.

Journal

Acta Biologica Marisiensisde Gruyter

Published: Jun 1, 2022

Keywords: art; buddhism; forms; purpose; sacrality

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