Study on the Application of Zen Aesthetics in Plant Landscape Design

摘要

Zen is one of the major branches of Mahayana Buddhism in China. Zen aesthetics is an aesthetic ideology which evolved from Zen thoughts. Plant landscape design has a long history in China. In different periods of history, Zen aesthetics has had a deep or shallow impact on plant landscape design. The application of Zen aesthetics in plant landscape design is not only an old subject, but also a new one. This paper expounds and analyses the concept of Zen aesthetics, the aesthetic principle of plant landscape design and the plant landscape design under the guidance of Zen aesthetics.