Zen garden

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Zen garden

noun Zen gardens · zen garden

A small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation. Perhaps you have seen a Zen garden or pictures of Zen gardens with the artfully arranged rocks emerging from smoothly raked patterns in the sand.

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@misc{zen_garden_2026,
  title = {Zen garden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zen%20garden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}