Daitoku-ji temple gardens
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The Daitoku-ji temple gardens are a renowned complex of Zen Buddhist dry landscape gardens in Kyoto, celebrated for their minimalist design, raked gravel, and contemplative atmosphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daitoku-ji gardens | 1 |
| Daitoku-ji temple gardens canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese garden
ⓘ
Zen Buddhist garden complex ⓘ dry landscape garden ⓘ karesansui garden ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rinzai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
tea culture in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Zen monastic culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important example of Zen dry landscape gardens in Kyoto ⓘ |
| designedFor |
contemplation
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ |
| gardenStyle | karesansui ⓘ |
| hasElement |
enclosing walls
ⓘ
stepping stones ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arranged rocks
ⓘ
asymmetrical composition ⓘ borrowed scenery ⓘ carefully pruned shrubs ⓘ moss areas ⓘ raked white gravel ⓘ |
| hasType |
monastic garden
ⓘ
temple garden ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Zen aesthetics
ⓘ
wabi-sabi aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contemplative atmosphere
ⓘ
dry landscape composition ⓘ minimalist design ⓘ raked gravel ⓘ use of rocks and gravel to symbolize water and mountains ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Daitoku-ji
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| maintenancePractice | regular raking of gravel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
subtle use of space and emptiness
ⓘ
symbolic representation of natural landscapes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Daitoku-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Daitoku-ji temple complex
|
| region | Kita-ku, Kyoto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Zen
ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aesthetic appreciation
ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | veranda of temple buildings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Daitoku-ji gardens