An Exploration of Universality and Peculiarity of Plant Landscaping of Gardens in Chinese and Japanese Buddhist Temple and Taoist Abbey

摘要

Gardens in Buddhist temple and Taoist abbey refer to the gardens affiliated to Buddhist temple and Taoist abbey, including the landscaping surroundings inside and outside the Buddhist temple and Taoist abbey. So far as gardens in Buddhist temple and Taoist abbey are concerned, the expression of Chinese classical garden is the garden in Buddhist temple and Taoist abbey while that of Japanese classical garden is Buddhist temple and jinja (Shinto shrine) garden. As one of the landscaping elements, plants are of great influence to the gardens in Chinese and Japanese Buddhist temples and Taoist abbeys. Not only do they accomplish the characteristics of their respective style, they also produce an effect on and assimilate the whole plant landscaping art of East Asia. Therefore, it is of far-reaching and peculiar significance to explore the universality and blending of scenery gardens in East Asia from this angle.