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Detail of a sand garden at the Daisen-In Temple
Detail of a sand garden at the Daisen-In Temple Kyoto Japan.Daisen-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of Kyoto. The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." Daisen-in was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō (1464–1548), and was built between 1509 and 1513. Daisen-in is noted for its screen paintings and for its kare-sansui, or zen garden.
Photo ID: SFE_020803_0067
©Stuart Freedman
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