Name: Jizouin    Alternate Name: Jizo-in, Jizouin  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Suzuka-gun  State: Mie-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.5; long=136.5 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: Middle Edo  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 12/28/2000  Last Updated: 12/28/2000  JGarden Description: This Shingon Omuro sect temple was established by the monk Gyôki and is widley know for its stone seki no jizô. The garden was built in the middle Edo period fronting a storage building and the temple study. The study looks out on a koi pond and across to a beautiful rustic teahouse. A narrow stone slab bridge crosses the pond diagonally leading the the teahouse.

Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind rest as peace. All things rise and fall While the self watches their return. They grow and flourish, and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.   Tao Te Ching 16