A Tsubakai, a stone wash basin for the tea room, Ryoan-ji Temple in NW Kyoto, Honshu, JapanThe Zen inscription reads 'I learn only to be contented'

Buddha statue in the Ryoan-ji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Autumn colours reflected a pond at Ryoan ji (Ryoanji) Temple dating from 1450, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Cherry blossom in the Ryoan-ji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Ryoanji temple, dry stone garden and blossom, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto city, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Ryoanji temple moss garden, Ryoan-ji temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Watching and contemplating at Ryoanji temple, dry stone garden and blossom, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto city, Honshu island, Japan

Japan, Kyoto, Ryoan-Ji Temple Zen Garden, Detail

Japan, Kyoto, Bamboos Forest At Ryoan-Ji Park

Zen garden in Ryoanji temple,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Kyoto, Japan

Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Ryoan-ji's tsukuba, a small basin provided at Japanese Buddhist temples for visitors to purify themselves by the ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth. Kyoto, Japan, Japan