The Hosokawa family took over the leadership of the Kyoto government following the end of the Onin Wars and the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 1490s.  Hosokawa Katsumoto (1430-73) assumed t [..]

Literally “dry waterfall,” this landscape technique emplys the strategic placing of rocks and gravel to suggest a waterfall.

The Jodo Shinshu (“New Pure Land”) sect was founded by Shinran (1173-1262), a disciple of Honen.  Although very similar to the Jodo sect, Jodo Shinshu stresses that we are unable to achieve salvation [..]

An intense emotional repsonse to beauty, nature, and the inherent sadness of life.

military gonvernment of the medieval period.

A bodhisattva (or bosatsu in Japanese) is one on the path to enlightenment, one who is enlightened, or one who enlightens others (Aikten). Traditionally the bodhisattva postpones his or her entrance i [..]

a miniature landscape built on a tray.

a dwarfed shrub or tree planted on a shallow tray.

also known as sado, is the tea ceremony.

A stroll garden, like kaiyushiki, except that the view is appreciated from a boat on a pond.