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<p>Creating 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.</p>
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Creating 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.

Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department of Garden Art and Landscape Design

Acta Biologica Marisiensis

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Creating a Japanese garden raises a number of methodological questions. The form of these gardens are well known, but their religious symbols are not well...

Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden

Published Online: Jul 09, 2022

Page range: 17 - 25

Received: May 04, 2022

Accepted: Jun 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2022-0002

Keywords
art, buddhism, forms, purpose, sacrality

© 2022 Peter Gyori et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Reading Symbols in Japanese Garden

Published Online: Jul 09, 2022

Page range: 17 - 25

Received: May 04, 2022

Accepted: Jun 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2022-0002

Keywordsart, buddhism, forms, purpose, sacrality

© 2022 Peter Gyori et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
art, buddhism, forms, purpose, sacrality