Module 1: Introduction to Zen Gardening

Summary/What you will learn A history of Zen gardening What is Zen? What is at the centre of Zen? What makes a garden Zen? How Zen gardens create order and harmony 1.1 Course Introduction Dating back to the 14th century, priests of the Zen Buddhist faith began creating their own gardens for meditating and to be surrounded by beauty. These were the first Zen, or Japanese rock gardens, and were the precursors of the Zen gardens of today. These early gardens did not h...