Sen-no-rikyu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi



Sen-no-rikyu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Introduction

"Tea ceremony" is not the best transformation of chado, which literally entails "tea way" ("cha" entails "tea"; "do" entails "way"). Chado, furthermore called cha no yu ("tea warm water") isn't a observance engaging tea. It is just tea; just this instant, completely skilled and appreciated. Through meticulous vigilance to every minutia of organising and consuming tea, the participants go in into a distributed, intimate know-how of tea.

 

Sen-no-rikyu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Tea had long been treasured by Ch'an monks in China to hold them aroused throughout meditation. According to legend, when Bodhidharma, the founder of Ch'an ...