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

The kare-sansui (dry landscape) zen garden at Ryōan-ji (The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. , Kyoto, Japan

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

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

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

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