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FAQ on Zen Gardens

Zen gardens are carefully maintained rock gardens commonly found in Japanese Buddhist temples. In a practicing Zen temple, the small pebbles of the garden will be raked daily into the pattern of a flowing river.
  1. What Purpose Do Zen Gardens Serve?

    • Zen gardens are intended to provide pristine and calm atmospheres in which practitioners of Buddhist meditation may work. For this reason, Zen gardens are designed to be simple, but immaculately beautiful.

    What Is the Origin of Zen Gardens?

    • Zen gardens evolved from the ancient Indian practice of building "stroll gardens" around temple areas.

    What Reflects a Contemporary Influence of Zen Gardens?

    • Small Zen garden applications have appeared on the Internet and inside other applications in an attempt to bring the calming effect of the Zen garden to the virtual world.