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'

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

Ryoanji Temple, belonging to the Rinzai school of Zen, founded in 1450, with Rock Garden arranged in the kare-sansui (dry-landscape) style, Kyoto, Kansai Region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Ryoanji Temple, belonging to the Rinzai school of Zen, founded in 1450, with Rock Garden arranged in the kare-sansui (dry-landscape) style, Kyoto, Kansai Region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

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

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

Water fountain at Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

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

Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Ryoanji Temple, 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