5.10 JAPANESE GARDEN
(*missed 5.8*)

Niwa and sansui

• dry vs. wet
• strolling vs. viewing
• Tea Garden (Roji)

Wabi-sabi = "imperfect beauty"

• nothing is permanent or finished
• everything is constantly changing
• be careful not to use evolve which is very linear &/or getting better
• it's just different

Nature vs. Culture

Amida and Pure Land Paradise

Ryoanji and the Raked (Zen) Garden

• eastern world vs. western world = non formal vs formal
• japanese formal = asymetrical, flow in the natural world a bit more
  
• western formal = unnatural shapes