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tea ceremony
tea ceremony. Japanese practice involving a highly ritualized gathering of people to prepare and drink tea. It has had a long association with the zen school and represents an extension of Zen practice into a wider, secular culture. The association of Zen and tea goes back to Eisai (1141–1215), the founder of the Rinzai school of Zen who brought tea plants back with him from China and recommended the drinking of tea to combat drowsiness while meditating. Tea found its way into aristocratic circles, where it was drunk in elegant surroundings. The artist Nōami (1397–1471) created the innovation of having tea in a separate small chamber, using a portable table and simple utensils, and restricting the conversation to aesthetic matters. His student Murata Shukō (1423–1502), who had studied Zen with Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481), gave the preparation and drinking of tea its Zen connection, seeing it as a way to practise the mindfulness in daily affairs that Ikkyū emphasized. Murata sought to incorporate tea into the Japanese lifestyle outside of the monastery and formulated the four principles of tea: harmony, purity, tranquillity, and reverence. Finally, Sen no Rikyū (1521–91) moved the ceremony from a residential setting to a hermit's hut. He is credited with bringing the art of tea (Jap., cha no yu) to its highest expression of simplicity and refinement.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "tea ceremony." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "tea ceremony." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-teaceremony.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "tea ceremony." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-teaceremony.html |
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tea ceremony
tea cer·e·mo·ny • n. an elaborate Japanese ritual of serving and drinking tea, as an expression of Zen Buddhist philosophy. |
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"tea ceremony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tea ceremony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teaceremony.html "tea ceremony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teaceremony.html |
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Tea ceremony
Tea ceremony (Zen ceremony to overcome ordinary consciousness): see CHADŌ.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Tea ceremony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Tea ceremony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Teaceremony.html JOHN BOWKER. "Tea ceremony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Teaceremony.html |
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