Stone-standing monk - Ishitatesou

...Later gardening books also mentioned the taboo of stonework. Monks who were skilled in garden design were called "stone-standing monks," and during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, monks who left their mark on garden design, such as Muso Kokushi, emerged. These monks were what we would call gardening experts today, but since there were no jobs for gardeners in the Middle Ages, they directed the workers who worked as their hands and feet to create general gardens that did not use stones. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "stone-standing monks" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…その後の造園書では石組みの禁忌にもふれている。作庭を得意とする僧侶を〈石立僧〉といい，鎌倉･室町時代には，夢窓国師など作庭に名を残す僧侶が輩出した。彼らは現在でいう造園の専門家で，中世には庭師の職はなかったため，手足となって働く労働者を指揮して，石を用いない一般の作庭も行ったのであった。…

※「石立僧」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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