PM Modi launches style Zen Garden

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) premises in Ahmedabad. These two new initiatives are part of PM’s vision of creating a ‘Mini-Japan’ in Gujarat. The newly launched Zen Garden in Ahmedabad will showcase several elements of Japanese art, culture, landscape, and architecture.

The Zen Garden features a statue of Lord Buddha. The garden is built in partnership with the Japan Information and Study Centre at AMA and Indo-Japan Friendship Association (IJFA), Gujarat, supported by the Hyogo International Association (HIA), Japan.

Highlighting the Indo-Japan Friendship Association of Gujarat for bringing India Japan friendship to a new level, Mr. Modi said in the virtual conference that there are many similarities between Zen and Indian ‘Dhyana’ with both emphasizing on bringing inner peace to people along with the outer growth and progress. The external and internal meanings of Kaizen not only emphasize ‘improvement’ but ‘continuous improvement’, added PM Modi as he talked about how Buddha gave this ‘Dhyana’ enlightenment to the world.

Indians will find the glimpse of the same peace, poise, and simplicity in the recently inaugurated Zen Garden as they have been finding in Yoga through ages, said PM Modi in the virtual conference held on Sunday.

The opening of the garden and academy is a symbol of spontaneity and modernity of relations between India and Japan.The Prime Minister especially thanked leaders of Hyogo Prefecture for their contribution in the establishment of the Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy. He also praised the Indo-Japan Friendship Association of Gujarat for giving new energy to bilateral ties.

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