佛教很早即从中国传入日本,至今为止在日本造园界仍广为使用的“枯山水”的手法,就是中国佛教影响的结果。公元13世纪,禅宗传入日本后,给日本的庭园设计带来了严谨的新思想,它从根本上不同于愉悦性庭园和为产生天堂景致的庭园,为了体现僧侣们所追求的苦行,淡泊的生活以及自我约束,开花植物很少被使用,因为他们认为这些华而不实、转瞬即逝的东西会分散充满 Buddhism was introduced to Japan from China very early. The “dry landscape” technique that is still widely used in Japanese gardening is the result of the influence of Chinese Buddhism. In the 13th century AD, after the introduction of Zen Buddhism into Japan, it brought new and rigorous ideas to the design of gardens in Japan. It fundamentally differs from the pleasant gardens and gardens that give rise to the heavens, in order to embody the penance pursued by the monks. Life and self-restraint, flowering plants are rarely used because they think that these flashy, fleeting things will be scattered