Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Tea ceremony

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Tea ceremony

茶道 茶道 茶の湯
alternative words: Chado, Chadou, Cha do, Sado, Sadou, Sa do, Sadoo, Chanoyu, Cha no yu
keywords: art
related topics: Sen no Rikyu , Zen , Urasenke , Omotesenke
related web sites: http://www.teahyakka.com , http://www.ochakaido.com
explanation: Drinking tea had been popular among Buddhist monks but it is the Buddhist priest, Eisai (1141-1215) pf Zen school who brought from China the correct manner to drink it in the 12th century. This manner spread gradually among the public and especially among samurai clans, but it is Sen no Rikyu (1522-91) of Sengoku period who perfected it to create an art by inventing sober tea houses and tools. The manner practiced nowadays in Japan comes directly from his school.


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