The Taste of the Japanese Courtyard Space Design under the Zen Thought

Abstract

Abstract-After Buddhism was introduced into Japan, it had an extremely profound influence on the culture of Japan, among the many sects of Buddhism in China, Zen thought influenced Japanese gardening art most. This paper revealed the spiritual source of the Japanese garden design through the analysis of the characteristics of Zen thought, its development in Japanese and the thought's influence and continuity on Japanese landscape garden and tea garden.