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The edifice and the surrounding trees are perfectly arranged so that

they reflect in the moving waters of the lake, sparkling and changing

like in the mirror of a fairyland. Through the image of the golden

temple, Japanese fishes so glisten, different in shapes and colors.

They come numerous to beg for crumbs of bread. Their mouths is

gasping slightly as if to speak.

Ibrâhim took pictures where the shadows of Kyoto's garden were

invaded by the beams of light crashing among the trees. There, flatted

vine arbours ensure a few pine trees.

A several hundred of years old pine

The bridges have staircases shaped like wheels or are settled with

wooden planks. The gardeners have made sure one can admire the

landscape from its every angle. There, the most apparent stone is the

one completely hidden by moss and symbolizing a protector spirit.

There again tender rose flowers split on the roofs, adding to the

gradations of green dark and fair green of the trees. The pebbles are

washed daily, the paths swept out, weeds cut and the sick trees

attended. The fruits are cut early to let all its vitality to the tree. A lot

of stones are arranged to form birds flying patterns, giving a terrestrial

answer to the sky. Flat rocks show the road. Under the freshness of

the waterfalls, the willows lay on pillars, the fresh air breathing at ease

all around. A range of bowed reeds leads to the paper made temples,

stressing the emotion from a far distance ahead and elevating the

spirit inch by inch. The reeds seem to have been shaped to form

Chinese character such as the one representing either the flower, the

leave or the grass.

Bamboo fence

Japanese script

Arabic (Islamic) script saying:

“There is no deity but Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah”

All three images are

Ibrâhim concludes: