ZEN GARDEN

THE ZEN GARDEN CONTAINS A KOI POND, WATERFALLS, STREAMS AND A BOUNTEOUS COLLECTION OF PLANTS THAT ATTRACT MANY BUTTERFLIES, BEES AND HUMMINGBIRDS. WITH THE MIXTURE OF LUSH NEVADA NATIVE HORTICULTURE, ASIAN BAMBOO, ANNUALS AND GRASSES CREATE A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS DURING THE PEAK OF BLOOM FROM SUMMER TO FALL. 

WAKEUP GARDEN

THE WAKEUP GARDEN, DESIGNED TO REPRESENT THE WHEEL OF DHARMA AND ADORNED BY A VARIETY OF PLANTINGS AOUND A SPINNING LOHAN SCULPTURE ATOP A SANDSTONE COLUMN, IS A PLACE OF QUIET BEAUTY.

THE ORCHARD

THE EDIBLE GARDEN WAS DEVELOPED BY NORMAL SCHILLING, A TALENTED LOCAL HORTICULTURIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN VEGETATION SUITE TO THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT. 

MEDITATIVE PATHWAYS

THE MEDITATIVE PATHWAYS WIND THROUGHOUT THE ACRE OF LUSH GARDENS AND FRUIT ORCHARDS.  THE PATHWAY CONTAINS FIFTEEN BEAUTIFUL LOHAN SCULPTURES THAT ARE HAND-CARVED FROM CHINESE GREEN GRANITE WHICH REPRESENTS VARIOUS STATES OF BUDDHIST ENLIGHTENMENT. 

Arhats (Chinese 十八羅漢/十八阿羅漢; pinyin: Shíbā Luóhàn/Shíbā āLuóhàn; Sanskrit; Pali: arahant) are depicted in Mahayana Buddhism as the original followers of the Buddha who have followed the Eightfold Path and attained the Four Stages of Enlightenment. In Theravada Buddhism, an arhat. one who is worthy, is a perfect person who achieves Nirvana and are free of worldly cravings. They are charged to protect the Buddhist faith and to await on earth for the coming of Maitreya, a prophesied enlightened Buddha to arrive on earth many millennia after Gautama Buddha's death and Nirvana. Thirteen Arhats (Lohans) are located at Zen Garden Las Vegas.  Each Arhat represents characteristics for enlightenment.