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Tea Ceremonies?

I would like any information, anyone has on tea ceremonies, tea houses, and tea. It would help a lot, for any info. It's for a school project! Thanks!

1998/1/28

by Shaina Zaidi, United States

Tea Ceremony

The tea ceremony is an aesthetic pastime in which powdered tea is served in an artistic way. It is largely influenced by the ideas of Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony cultivates a sense of inner tranquility, and a proper frame of mind toward nature and man. The fundamental spirit of the tea ceremony is exemplified by the expression 'harmony, reverence, purity, and tranquililty.' Thus, the traditional Japanese art of serving tea has its goal in attaining enlightenment through mental composure as well as acquiring elegant manners and etiquette. The drinking of powdered tea was introducedfrom China by the Zen priest Eisai in the Kamakura period (1185-1336). But it was Sen no Rikyuu who developed the rustic tea ceremony in the late Muromachi Period (1336-1568).

1998/2/9

by RT, USA


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