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1 The Secret History of Zen and Tea Copyrighted material for tour members only. Do not reproduce or alter without permission.

2 Three Swords Tea and Art House, Xingtai

3 Tea Culture Basics The tea plant is the same species as the camelia flower. In China, camelias are called the shan cha hua, or Mountain Tea Flower.. All tea varieties come from the same plant Camellia Sinensis.

Tea Processing in China White, green, oolong, and black teas

on where and when the leaves are picked, and how they are

The darker teas indicate a more oxidized or fermented leaf

4 Tea Processing in China White, green, oolong, and black teas are derived from the same tea plant, but are different based on where and when the leaves are picked, and how they are processed. The darker teas indicate a more oxidized or fermented leaf and longer aging process. White and green teas are heated or cooked soon after picking to arrest the oxidation process.

5 Modern Chinese Tea Ceremony (Kongfu Tea) What has recently been regarded as the Chinese Tea Ceremony or Kongfu Tea, is done with oxidized teas only. White or Green tea is normally served in a glass. Kongfu Tea

one hundred plants and found seventy-two of them to be

6 Tea Origins Ascribed to the Mythical Shen Nong- circa 2700 BCE According to tea tradition, Shen Nong sampled one hundred plants and found seventy-two of them to be poisonous. He found that the tea plant alleviated the poisons.

7 Bodhidharma First Zen Ancestor circa 500 CE Taught on the Nature of Mind Legend says he cut off his eyelids, threw them on the ground, tea plants sprouted from them.

8 Mt. Tai

9 Lingyan Temple

10 Zen Master Xiang Mo 降魔 of Lingyan Temple on Mt. Tai ( circa 713 AD) prescribed tea to help his Zen practitioners, saying 学禅务于不寐 The task of Zen study doesn t sleep

The Feng Records (Tang Dynasty) 封氏闻见录泰山灵岩寺有降魔师, 大兴禅教务于不寐, 又不夕食, 皆许其饮茶人自怀侠, 到处煮饮, 从此转相仿效, 遂成风俗. At Mt. Tai s Lingyan Temple there was a Zen master named Xiang Mo.

11 The Feng Records (Tang Dynasty) 封氏闻见录泰山灵岩寺有降魔师, 大兴禅教务于不寐, 又不夕食, 皆许其饮茶人自怀侠, 到处煮饮, 从此转相仿效, 遂成风俗. At Mt. Tai s Lingyan Temple there was a Zen master named Xiang Mo. He widely spread Chan teachings. [The monks] hardly slept, and were allowed to drink tea. They each carried their own tea utensils and everywhere they went they brewed and drank [tea]. From this the custom became widespread.

12 Tea and Zen Flourished Together Xiang Mo was disciple of Shen Xiu, the National Teacher of Three Emperors. He taught during Zen s rapid expansion in popularity during the first half the eighth century. Subsequently the wide use of tea lead the government to levy a tax on it around the year 780. Tributary teas were sent to the court. Zen Master Shen Xiu

13 Jiashan Ethereal Springs Monastery 灵泉寺院

16 An ape embraces its infant and returns to the mountain, Birds drop flowers on the Blue Cliff Spring. Shanhui s Enlightenment Poem

17 Story of the 4 th Ancestory and Zen Master Oxhead

19 Ox Horn Tea

20 Zen Master Foguo Yuanwu Keqian abbot of Ethereal Springs Monastery in Song Dynasty Compiler of the Blue Cliff Record

21 Painted a scroll Tea, Zen, One Taste

22 The ordinariness is likened to Signlessness and is representative of Zen and Buddhism s most fundamental teaching. This theme is found in works that can be categorized as Zen Art. 无相

24 By Old Man Ke By Gukei (Jap.) By Liang Kai

25 Scroll by Foguo was transmitted by his disciple Dahui to Mt. Jing, where it was kept for three generations. Jiashan Mt Jing

26 Wanshou Temple on Mt. Jing

He also planted tea seeds and cultivated tea at that place.

27 Zen Master Faqin and Luyu, Author of the Tea Classic Wanshou Temple established by the Zen Master and National Teacher Faqin. He also planted tea seeds and cultivated tea at that place. At about the same time, the author of the Tea Classic Luyu stayed at Twin Creek, a stream by Mt. Jing. He composed the classic at that place. Luyu author of the Tea Classic

First and important Tea/Zen Contact with Japan was through

The Japan tea tradition s tea ancestor Myoan Eisai came to

In 1187 he took tea seeds, a copy of the Blue Cliff Record,

28 First and important Tea/Zen Contact with Japan was through the Monk Myoan Esai who visited Mt. Jing. The Japan tea tradition s tea ancestor Myoan Eisai came to China where, on Mt Jing, he studied Foguo s Zen and tea. In 1187 he took tea seeds, a copy of the Blue Cliff Record, and Foguo s treasured caligraphy Tea, Zen, One Taste back to Japan. 日本茶道茶祖荣西高僧来中国学习圆悟禅师的禅道与茶道, 公元 1187 年, 他将茶种圆悟克勤的碧岩录著述及茶禅一味手书墨宝带回岛国, 积入住中国 24 年之心得, 弘扬茶禅, 于 1191 年写出日本著名文化发轫之作吃茶养生记, 成为日本禅宗和茶道的开山祖师

Myoan Eisai (Senko Kokushi 1141-1215) Upon his return to Japan, Eisai also introduced tea drinking, initially as an aid to monks sitting in the formal practice of

29 Myoan Eisai (Senko Kokushi ) Upon his return to Japan, Eisai also introduced tea drinking, initially as an aid to monks sitting in the formal practice of meditation. He also believed that tea was generally health-giving, and so he wrote Kissa Yojoki (Drinking Tea for Health), which advocated tea as a general restorative:

30 Seiich Kokushi, fellow disciple with Mu Qi (Mokkei) under Wuzhun Shifan, returned to Japan with tea utensils plus works by Mu Qi.

31 茶宴 or 茶礼 became 茶道 Tea Banquet or Tea Ceremony became The Way of Tea

32 1. Present the tea 2. Smell the tea 3. Observe its color 4. Sample its taste 5. Discuss its qualities 6. Engage in conversation

33 An Important Song Style was Mocha (ground tea)

35 Teaware Styles of the Song

36 Jian Ware The Tian Mu Tea Bowl (Japanese Tenmoku)

37 Hare s Fur Glaze

38 Black Glaze with Rusted Iron Flowers

39 On China/Japan Tea Culture A founding patriarch of Zen/Tea culture in Japan, Murata Shuko ( 村田珠光 ; ) transmitted tea down to Sen Rikyu. ( 千利休 ), who brought it to a level of high culture. Daitokuji Temple is repository of Rikyu s tea utensils. Murata Shuko Sen Rikyu

40 Cypress Grove Monastery

41 Zen Master Zhaozhou 师问新到 : 曾到此间么? 曰 : 曾到 : 师曰 : 吃茶去又问僧, 僧曰 : 不曾到师曰 : 吃茶去后院主问曰 : 为甚么曾到也云吃茶去, 不曾到也云吃茶去? 师召院主, 主应喏师曰 : 吃茶去 Zhaozhou asked a newly arrived monk, Have you been here before? The monk said, I have. Zhaozhou said, Go drink tea. Zhaozhou asked another monk, Have you been here before? The monk said, No. Zhaozhou said, Go drink tea. The head monk asked Zhaozhou, Why did you tell the one who had come before to go drink tea and also tell the one who hadn t been here to go drink tea? Zhaozhou called out Head monk! The monk said, Yes! Zhaozhou said, Go drink tea.

42 Zhaozhou s Pagoda

47 Chinese Tea The End

王明 : 早上好, 琳达 wáng míng zǎo shàng hǎo lín dá. 琳达 : 那是谁? lín dá nà shì shuí. 王明 : 那是小松平子 wáng míng nà shì xiǎo sōng píng zi

王明 : 早上好, 琳达 wáng míng zǎo shàng hǎo lín dá. 琳达 : 那是谁? lín dá nà shì shuí. 王明 : 那是小松平子 wáng míng nà shì xiǎo sōng píng zi Chinese IAB M2 NationalityOccupationNote Lesson 3 你是哪国人? You will find all quiz review sheets at http://loyeeling.weebly.com/ and study very well from this note and quiz review sheets before taking a quiz