Tour the Buddhist Garden

Take a tour around a Japanese-style Buddhist garden in Newark, Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England. Join the World Service and our guide, Buddha Maitraya, a former Zen Buddhist monk.

For the last twenty years Buddha Maitraya has been constructing this oasis of peace. The garden is a miniature recreation of the hilly landscape of Japan.

The stone inscription at the entrance to the garden reads 'Heaven is here on Earth'. This inscription alerts visitors to the fact that they can use the garden as a practical aid to devotion. By spending time within the garden they can awaken their inner beauty and truth.

In Buddhist philosophy the natural world is real, beautiful and a source of peace; while our material man-made world is an illusion which cannot provide us with tranquillity.

Every aspect of this Buddhist garden has been carefully designed to connect visitors to their spirituality. Visit the Zen garden, the tea house, a bridge and the carp pool in order to discover their spiritual significance within Buddhism.



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For further information visit:
Guide to Buddhism