The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a detailed examination of the five-centuries-old tea ceremony'or Cha-no-Yu in Japanese, literally "hot water for tea"'a cornerstone of Japanese culture and a core practice of Zen Buddhism. Within the serenity of the tea room, the ceremony, with its highly formal structure, becomes an object of focus for meditation. As the water is heated and the tea is served, the ultimate goal is losing the sense of self while gaining inner peace.
Examines the complex relationship between class and gender dynamics among tea ceremony (chadAi) practitioners in Japan. Focusing on practitioners in a provincial city, Akita, this book surveys the rigid, hierarchical chadAi system at grass roots level.
This volume illustrates that modes of thinking and practices now associated with the Japanese Way of Tea can be traced to China--where from the classical period tea was imbued with a spiritual quality.
Chabana is a simple arrangement of floral or other plant material traditionally placed in the tokonoma, or alcove, of the room in which the tea ceremony is performed. There are no rules in arranging Chabana but the author does give some practical guidelines, however, on the minutiae of arranging a Chabana.
In the eighteenth century, the warrior Shigenori Chikamatsu set down scores of legends, anecdotes and bits of lore to express the essence of the tea ceremony for the edification of tea connoisseurs. With stories touching on lives of great tea masters and the core ideal of natural simplicity in the tea ceremony, Stories from a Tearoom Window is a charming anecdotal tour of the world of tea.
Chabana is a type of flower arrangement that originated in the tea room (called chashitsuj) for the appreciation of those partaking of cha, or tea. Chabana is not only for decoration, for symbolic representation, or for abstract expression of things.
The Japanese tea ceremony has taught its practitioners how to discipline one's body and mind through the acquisition of specific body movements.This paper elucidates how contemporary tea practitioners have been succeeding but also appropriating the self-disciplinary attitudes for their own self-serving purposes.
For more than two centuries from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, one particular item dominated the fashion of wabicha, a form of tea ceremony, in Japan: tea bowls obtained from Korea. This article traces the cultural trajectory of Korean tea bowls from the perspective of trade and piracy, border-crossing cultural flow, classification, and acculturation. Korean tea bowls served as a catalyst for a move away from a Chinese-centered aesthetics of tea culture in medieval times and toward a Japancentered aesthetics of tea culture from the mid-eighteenth century onward.
Numerous Korean temples today possess top-of-the-line hand-drip (filter) coffee machines, some offer Buddhist coffee workshops and barista certificates for monks and laypeople, and others replace their old tea shops with new modern cafés. This paper presents what the author thinks are fascinating ethnographic examples of the recent Korean Buddhist coffee trend, and discusses the debates regarding the appropriateness of coffee to Buddhist practice.
Tea has influenced the basis of Korean culture in history for a long time. The dissertation aims to establish the history of the costumes for the tea ceremony based upon historical data.
Choui (草衣意恂, 1786-1866) led the revival of Korean tea culture by cultivating the practice of Zen tea through the spirit of Tea , Zen, One Taste, which does not divide tea and Zen into two. The Author systematically organized his knowledge of Choui’s tea ceremony and his own tea culture. Through them, you will be able to get a glimpse of the attitude of a true tea person who does good deeds, drinks tea, and observes within.
A Study on Eastern Tea Eulogy: The history of traditional tea culture in Korea is more than 1000 years old. There are many poems, which are in regard of tea, written by Korean ancient scholars. However, it’s hard to find the original tea theory of Korea. Zen priest Choui(草衣禅师: 1786-1866)’s ‘Eastern Tea Eulogy(東茶頌)’, a collection of poems, which includes 17 seven-character cut short poems. Eastern Tea Eulogy’ is a significant literature that could represent the eastern tea theory at the end of the Chosun Dynasty.
What the ancient Chinese called Cha Dao, or the Way of Tea. Cha Dao takes us on a fascinating journey through the Way of Tea, from its origins in the sacred mountains and temples of ancient China, through its links to Daoist concepts.
In today's society, tea culture has become more popular and commercialized with the emergence of teahouses, tea brands, and other commercial entities dedicated to attracting more consumers and offering a choice of different tea varieties. Modern tea culture has evolved towards commercialization and fast-paced development, and the fast-paced lifestyle of modern society has influenced the evolution of tea culture.
Tea is one of the most popular and pervasive commodities: it has started wars and fuelled nations' economies. The study explores how tea signifies in works both sympathetic and hostile to Chinese Americans. It chronologically analyses well-known and obscure novels, autobiographies, plays, and short stories, beginning with tea scenes in early twentieth-century periodical fiction, and how such episodes either protest Chinese exclusion or support "yellow peril" fears.
This paper sheds light on the operative dynamics of Chinese Contemporary Tea Art. The Author places Tea Art in a sociocultural context to demonstrate that it is neither the revival of an ancient Chinese tradition nor a purely invented tradition but rather a highly complex contemporary phenomenon built at a critical juncture of the Chinese modernization project where urbanites have increasingly pondered issues of spiritual and psychological well-being.
Are you curious about the diversified views in “Contention of the Hundred Schools of Thought”? Rich in photographs and illustrations, the book introduces the most representative academic thoughts, moral education, religious beliefs, and folk customs in every period of the ancient China, and describes the interaction of Chinese and foreign cultures, as well as the spirit of the times and the cultural characteristics hidden behind them.
The Ancient Art of Tea is a delightful look at the philosophy, history, and culture of tea in China. Making an ideal cup of tea is a dynamic process that requires the right environment, clear spring water, a suitable fire to boil water, skill in steeping tea, and a deep understanding of tea connoisseurship. The Ancient Art of Tea offers a thorough, much-needed guide for tea lovers.
This Handbook gives an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives on the foundatins of tea tourism. It draws on examples of tea tourism experience in diverse settings, such as the English tea room, a pearl milk tourism factory in Taiwan and a hot spring tea destination in Japan.
This paper will show how the Japanese tea ceremony was influenced by a number of Asian countries and how the tea ceremony came to be in the form it is today. Critical issues in the connection between trade, Zen Buddhism and the tea ceremony will be discussed. The background to these issued will be the relationships between Japan, China and Korea from the 12th to the 16th century.
The Book of Tea doesn't focus on the tea ceremony itself, but rather on the Zen Buddhist philosophy behind it. Interwoven with a rich history of Japanese tea and its place in Japanese society is a poignant commentary on Asian culture and our ongoing fascination with it, as well as illuminating essays on art, spirituality, poetry, and more. The Book of Tea is a delightful cup of enlightenment from a man far ahead of his time.
