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Sight and insight – creating space for religious practices

Publication date: 27.04.2018

Technical Transactions, 2018, Volume 4 Year 2018 (115), pp. 45 - 54

https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.053.8365

Authors

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Peter Gyori
Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Szent Istvan University, Budapest
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Albert Fekete
Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Corvinus University of Budapest
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Agnes Herczeg
Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Szent Istvan University, Budapest
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Sight and insight – creating space for religious practices

Abstract

The paper reviews some recent attempts that describe the meaning of dry gardens that can be found in Zen Buddhist monasteries in Japan. When researchers try to figure out the meaning of the visual elements, its structure or the placement of the stones, they usually stay on the level of understanding. However, the daily meditational practice among these walls near the dry garden provides a different point of view. The purpose of this study is to show the importance of attention regarding the daily use of dry gardens on the way to enlightenment.

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Information: Technical Transactions, 2018, Volume 4 Year 2018 (115), pp. 45 - 54

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Sight and insight – creating space for religious practices

English:

Sight and insight – creating space for religious practices

Authors

Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Szent Istvan University, Budapest

Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Corvinus University of Budapest

Department of Garden Art, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Szent Istvan University, Budapest

Published at: 27.04.2018

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Peter Gyori (Author) - 33%
Albert Fekete (Author) - 33%
Agnes Herczeg (Author) - 34%

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