You stand before a beautiful moss garden, its lush green carpet spreading out before you. Can you imagine it as a stark white sand garden? The Saihō-ji Temple, also known as the “Moss Temple” or Kokedera, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Saihō-ji has been a Zen temple since the 14th century, when the renowned Zen priest Musō Soseki restored it. It was originally a temple from the Nara period dedicated to Amitabha, the Buddha of Western paradise. You may be surprised to find out that the moss garden wasn’t Musō Soseki’s vision. In the 14th century, the garden was a simple white sand garden. During the Meiji era (1868-1912), the temple lacked funds to keep the gardens in tip-top shape. The moss started growing naturally, and the garden eventually became covered in its lush green cloak. Saihō-ji was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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