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Untitled (Ryoanji Rock Garden, Kyoto, Japan)
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About Rock Gardens
"Quietly sitting, please contemplate the rock garden. The thought of its maker was to express the way of Zen using only rocks and sand, and without voice it speaks to us of the boundless teaching. [etc.]"
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Title: Untitled (Ryoanji Rock Garden, Kyoto, Japan)
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About Rock Gardens
"Quietly sitting, please contemplate the rock garden.
The thought of its maker was to express the way of Zen using only rocks and sand, and without voice it speaks to us of the boundless teaching.
[etc.
]".
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