Ryoanji temple,kyoto

Ryoanji temple is a japanese zen garden.
One of the finest examples of zen gardens of the world.
This is an architectural case study

1. JAPANESE GARDENS RYOANJI TEMPLE,KYOTO C S MANIKRISHNA R V COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

2. Types of Japanese Gardens 1.Karesansui 3.Chaniwa 2.Tsukiyama Gardens 4.Kaiyushiki-teien 5.Japanese Paradise Garden 6. Chisen-shoyū-teien 7.Tsuboniwa (Rock, Dry, Zen Garden) (Tea Garden) (Stroll Garden) (Pond Garden) (Courtyard Garden) (Hill and Pond Garden)

3. INTRODUCTION Ryoanji Temple is situated it Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with a branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryoanji garden is the one of the most famous examples of a rock garden. The quintessence and aesthetics of Zen is epitomized in the rock garden and architecture of Ryoanji.

4. 1450 Ryoanji temple established Katsumoto received the mountain villa of Lord Tokudaiji and invited the Zen priest Giten Genshi, to transform the villa and establish it as a temple. Temple destroyed in fire it was destroyed in the fire during Onin Wars only two decades later, it was rebuilt by Katsumoto's son Masamoto. Temple rebuilt The abbot's hall (Hojo) was constructed in 1499, and the garden was constructed at the same time. 1488 Temple thrived Ryōanji thrived as a great Zen center for the cultural activities of the elite from the late 16th through the first half of the 17th century. 1600s 1470 HISTORY

5. Ryoanji temple is a famous temple, most famous for its ‘Zen Rock Garden. It has many elements : Rock garden, Kyoyochi pond, ossuary,stroll gardens. RYOANJI TEMPLE Ossuary Kyoyochi pond Priest residence Rock garden

6. PLAN SECTION 1 2 1 2 - Hojo 3 3 - Main Gate 4 4 - Stroll Garden 5 5 - Rock Garden 6 - Stroll Garden

7. KARESANSUI [ROCK GARDEN] It presents stones surrounded by raked white gravel with a minimal use of plants. Fifteen rocks of different sizes are carefully arranged in groups amidst the raked pebbles covering a 248 m2 rectangle of ground. The rocks form 5 clusters, and the clusters are bordered by the moss. With a rake a gardener makes the gravel bed nearly level. He rakes only the parallel lines customary for rock gardens. The garden is enclosed by 180cm high oil earthen walls [wall made of clay mixed with rapeseed oil.]

8. The garden has basically three colors. The rocks are a dark color, the gravel a light color, and the moss a color less austere. The rock clusters especially enclose and draw our attention to the central emptiness. They do so because they are arrayed in triangles. Two smaller triangles lead the eye to the larger ones. These triangles the fourth, third, and second cluster, and the fourth, third, and fifth, cluster makeup . The largest rock within each cluster has an elliptical or oblong base, the base is parallel to the raked lines.

9. I t is slightly inclined towards the southeast corner . This enables the water drainage. At the same time, the western wall is slanted from the north end to the south. The height of the wall is well adjusted and the garden's perspective is manipulated, creating an elegant optical illusion that enhances the impression of depth.

10. Bibliography https://www.japeto.co.uk/blog/29/2/the-different-types-of-japanese-garden https://jpmanual.com/en/ryoanji https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/south-east-se-asia/japan-art/a/ryoanji http://www.ryoanji.jp/smph/eng/history/index.html https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/215/japan/kyoto/ryoan-ji-temple http://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/The-Rock-Garden-Of-the-Ryoanji-Temple.php