garan-ishi　伽藍石
CATEGORY:　architecture / tea houses
　
Also garanseki 伽藍石. Lit. "temple stone." A base stone from a ruined temple used as a "stepping stone" *tobi-ishi 飛石 in a tea garden *roji 露地. It can also be used as a "path dividing stone" *fumiwake-ishi 踏分石 or "peep stone" nozokimi-ishi 覗き見石 by a pond. It is flat, round, and larger than ordinary stepping stones.
　
　

　
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