Medieval Japan: The Garden of Eden and the Garden Paradise.

Abstract

The paper deals with the Buddhist paradise images in Medieval Japan. In this world, Buddha
Amida’s paradise was modeled in the temple- or palace-gardens. Japanese was well-examined in
Chinese Buddhist Canon descriptions of Pure Land, but the native tradition modifi ed this images
considerable. While, according the amidaist sutras, there is no seasons in paradise, Pure Land
garden in Japan shows all four seasons simultaneously. Such transformation refers to concept of
seasonal variability as ideal nature condition, deeply rooted in Japanese culture.