The Treatment of Japanese Garden based on Zen Philosophy in Mental Health

By designing conditions and relaxing spaces with the help of values and concepts of Japanesearchitecture, based on Zen s philosophy that based on simplicity, purity, avoidance of complexity and relaxation, ithas tried to bring an experience of relaxation to the audience. This article seeks to investigate a principled relationshipbetween the principles of Japanese gardens in accordance with the teachings of Zen philosophy, and the effects ofits tranquility and cheerfulness. In fact, a set of principles for the design of Japanese gardens influenced by Zen sphilosophy can play an effective role in the mental relaxation of the audience from a psychological point of view. Thearchitecture of the Zen Gardens from the point of view: the style of the rocks, the elements of the garden, the typesof lines and shapes used in them, and... Have a positive psychological effect on the audience. Relaxation in thesegardens can be used in landscape design of public and private buildings in cities that are facing increasing numbers ofmental illnesses, so that perhaps the correct architecture could be effective in improving mental illness and promotingcommunity health.

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Tranquility ، Cheerfulness ، Zen philosophy ، Japanese garden