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    Japanese Tea Ceremony Steven Bruno Art History April 12‚ 2012 Photo of a Traditional Japanese Tea House Okinawa‚ Japan Photo of a Traditional Japanese Tea House Okinawa‚ Japan The Japanese tea ceremony was derived from the forms of the Zen Buddhist Monks during the 9th century. Shortly after being introduced by the Chinese‚ the serving of tea to honored guests quickly became one of the greatest status symbols of the time. The tea ceremony‚ known as Chado to the Japanese‚ literally means

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    Kayla Turmel Eastern Religions Peace is Every Step Paper Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk‚ teacher‚ author‚ poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France‚ travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He has published more than 100 books. He was born in central Vietnam in 1926; At the age of 16 he entered the monastery at a Temple near Hue‚ Vietnam‚ where his primary teacher was Dhyana Master Thanh Quy

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    emphasized due to the fact that it is not closed off from the world and is inherently self-sufficient. In the Prologue to Zen Mind‚ Beginner’s Mind‚ by Shunryu Suzuki‚ Suzuki outlines and underscores the importance of having a beginners mind. Suzuki explains how a beginner’s mind‚ in Zen Buddhism‚ is essentially the mindset of a person as they first approach the practice of Zen Buddhism. Overtime‚ as the person begins to practice more and more‚ they start to develop a new attitude towards the practice

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    within the shrine and hosting up to 150 festivals every year. It is also one of the first shrines ever built‚ part of a group of 40‚000 shrines and is designated to be a national treasure by the government. Ginkakuji-Ji The Ginkaku-Ji temple is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto‚ Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period. The two-storied Kannon-den)‚ is the main temple structure. Its construction began February 21‚ 1482. The structure’s

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    Museum‚ 1975. Ichimatsu‚ Tanaka. Japanese Ink Painting: Shubun to Sesshu. 1st ed. New York‚ Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha‚ 1972. "Japanese Paintinng." artelino. 2001. artelino-art auctions. 15 May. 2005 . Kanazawa‚ Hiroshi. Japanese Ink Painting: Early Zen Masterpieces. Tokyo‚ New York‚ and San Francisco: Kodansha International LTD. and Shibundo‚ 1972. Yasuhiro‚ Sato. Japanese Ink Paintings. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art‚ 1985.

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    surround the art of Shaolin Kung-Fu‚ and their strong belief in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Kung-Fu was Influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses heavily on the belief that enlightenment is attained through meditation. In this essay‚ Buddhism’s influence on Shaolin Kung-Fu will be discussed‚ from how it started to how it thrives today in modern china. Michael Kampan O’ Reilly states in Art Beyond the West that Zen Buddhism teaches one can find happiness and success by achieving harmony

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    Vol 14‚ pp. 32-72. • Norman‚ Ken. “The Bonsai Handbook: A complete guide to the selection‚ cultivation and presentation of miniature trees and shrubs‚ with a comprehensive plant directory”. London: Southwater‚ 2006. • Nagatomo‚ Shigenori. “Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy”. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition). Edward N. Zalta (ed.). Jun 28‚ 2006. Web. Dec 15‚ 2009. . • Olsen‚ Erik. “Bonsai Tree Meaning”. 2008. Web. Dec 14‚ 2009. • Olsen‚ Erik. “Geeks Turning to Bonsai to

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    wafer on their tongue‚ murmuring‚ “this is the body of Christ.” South Indian village‚ a group of women reverently anoint a cylindrical stone with milk and frangrant sandalwood paste and place around it offerings of flowers. Monks of Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery sit cross legged and upright in utter silence‚ broken occasionally by the noise of the kyosaku but falling on their shoulders. Mexico‚ men‚ women‚ and children who have been dancing without food or water for days great an eagle

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    In Western thought the understanding of Zen and Japanese Buddhism‚ and even Japanese faith‚ remains somewhat elusive. The word ‘zen’ is thrown around rather casually in conversation‚ but whether or not people in the West actually understand the meaning of that word has yet to be seen. However the elusiveness of the Zen Buddhist tradition is not a Western failure‚ but instead a factor of the Zen faith itself. It is an elusive faith - the main focus is not going to heaven‚ honoring certain gods‚ or

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    influential American Zen master and writer who emphasized a path to enlightenment through social action‚ died of pneumonia in a Honolulu hospital. He was 93. He went to the University of Hawaii with a BA degree in English Literature and a MA degree in Japanese studies. Aitken was one of the first Americans to be fully sanctioned as a master of Zen Buddhism and trained several generations of Zen Buddhist teachers. Aitken was a great teacher and taught many students. At his Zen training centers you

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