Japanese tea people have a "one meeting" mentality when holding tea parties, which means that even if the tea ceremony can be held many times with the host and guest, it is not possible to reproduce the events of the present moment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Liu Huasheng was deeply touched and said: "Every tea party is really a once-in-a-lifetime meeting for me. Therefore, the master must do everything possible to be affectionate and sincere, and there can be no negligence. Guests must also go to the meeting with the feeling of never meeting again, enthusiastically appreciate every little ingenuity of the host, and fellowship with sincerity. This is a session. ”

The concept of "one period, one meeting" is essentially the embodiment of "impermanence" in Buddhism. The Buddhist concept of impermanence urges people to pay attention to every minute and every second, and to take the moment and the event seriously. When the tea ceremony is held, the host and guest cherish each other, and they have the belief of "once in a lifetime", and they feel that life is fleeting in the world like a tea bubble, and this resonates with each other. As a result, participants felt connected to each other, creating a sense of interdependence and a sense of fulfillment in life. It's a feeling that you can't experience on other occasions than a tea party. ”

Wu Tianyuan suddenly realized why tea is a necessary means of cultivation, and why Taoism and Buddhism both advocate the tea ceremony. One session and one session? Reasonable!

"The Japanese tea ceremony pays attention to the process, changing clothes to watch the tea garden, the first tea, the tea food, the neutral strong tea, and the charcoal thin tea to withdraw from the connection, all of which are indispensable."

"Generally, the time of the tea party is four hours, which is too long and easy to cause the guests to get tired, and too short may not be able to grasp the true meaning of the tea party. There are two kinds of tea parties: light tea parties and formal tea parties, and the formal tea party is also divided into two parts: "first seat" and "back seat". In order to hold a good tea party, the host has to run around to buy good tea, good water, camellia, tea snacks and tea food materials. ”

After the guests arrive in advance, they sit down in the grass shed of the tea garden to watch the tea garden and experience the owner's intentions, and then enter the tea room and take a seat, which is called "the first seat". The master began to perform the technique of adding charcoal, because it was necessary to add it during the whole tea party. ”

"Japan's tea ceremony tea tasting is a very particular place, generally in the tea room, the tea room is called "so-and-so", there are wide rooms and small rooms. The tea room is generally "four and a half", about 9 square meters as the standard, and those larger than "four and a half" are called wide rooms; Those smaller than the "four and a half stacks" are called small rooms. ”

"Then in a water tank outside the door of the tea room, use a long-handled water scoop to fill the water, wash your hands, and then slowly send the water into your mouth to rinse your mouth, the purpose is to wash the dust inside and outside the body, and then put a clean handkerchief into the front of the breast, and then take a small folding fan, insert it into the belt behind you, and after calming down for a while, you will enter the tea room."

"The tea room is divided into special areas such as bed room, guest, point front, and stove step. The interior is equipped with alcoves, hearths and various wooden windows, and a "water house" on the right side is used for boiling water, tea making, tea tasting utensils and cleaning utensils. Celebrity calligraphy and paintings are hung between the beds, and bamboo vases are hung next to them, and the flower arrangements in the vase, the varieties of flower arrangements and the ornaments next to them vary depending on the four seasons, but they must match the season. ”

"Every time a tea ceremony is held, the host must first kneel outside the door of the tearoom's lattice to greet the guests, and although there is no distinction between dignity and humility after entering the tearoom, the first person to enter the tearoom must be the chief guest of the guests, and the other guests will enter the room later. After the guests enter the room, the guests and the host bow to each other, the host and guest sit facing each other, and the guest must sit on the host. ”

At this time, the host will go to the "water house" to get the wind stove, tea kettle, water injection, charcoal and other utensils, and the guests can enjoy the furnishings and decorations in the tea room, calligraphy and paintings, flowers and other decorations. After the master takes the utensils back to the tea room, he kneels on the tatami mat to make a fire to boil water, and takes out a little incense from the incense box and lights it. ”

While the water is boiling on the stove, the host is busy again at the water house, while the guests are free to walk in the garden in front of the tea room. When the host has prepared all the tea ceremony utensils, the water will be boiled and the guests will re-enter the tea room, and the tea ceremony ceremony will begin. ”

"Guests generally have to taste the dessert before serving tea, probably to avoid hurting the stomach when drinking tea on an empty stomach, and matcha may be bitter, so taste the dim sum first to avoid the bitterness of matcha."

"When the tea is served, the host holds the bowl with the palm of his left hand, holds the edge of the bowl with five fingers of his right hand, and raises the tea bowl after kneeling on the ground and sends it to the guest. After the guests drink tea, the remaining guests can drink one by one. When drinking, each person can take turns to drink, or each person can drink a bowl, and hand the tea bowl back to the host after drinking. The host can then exit through the inside door to make tea or let the guests talk freely. In the authentic Japanese tea ceremony, it is not allowed to talk about worldly topics such as money and politics, let alone business, but mostly about nature. ”

"Then Uncle Liu should be a master of the tea ceremony now, right?"

Liu Huasheng smiled slightly and said proudly: "I finally broke through my state of mind during this retreat, and was recognized by the Zen master of Tenryuji Temple and became the youngest tea ceremony master in Japan. ”

Wu Tianyuan happily congratulated Liu Huasheng, this tea ceremony master came in time, and there was an additional master-level figure by his side, which was of great significance.

"There are less than 20 tea ceremony masters in Japan, most of them are in their sixties and seventies, and they all come from tea ceremony families, and the tradition of the genre is very clear."

"Most of the more famous tea ceremony schools today have a deep relationship with Sen no Rikyu, and among them, the Satoma family is the most famous and the most powerful. Since Sen no Rikyu committed suicide by caesarean section at the behest of Hideyoshi, the Senka school tended to be depressed. It was not until the period of Senzodan, the grandson of Sen no Rikyu, that it flourished again, so Senzongdan was called "the ancestor of a thousand families". In Qianzongdan's later years, after he lived in seclusion, the Qianjia school began to split, and finally split into three major schools, which is the origin of the "Three Thousand Schools". ”

"Table Qianjia, one of the thousand schools, the ancestor is the third son of Qianzongdan, Jiangling Zongzuo. The main hall tea room is the "non-trial hermitage". Serving the aristocratic class, the Omotesen family inherited the tea room and tea garden handed down by Sen no Rikyu, maintaining the style of orthodox idle tea. ”

Li Qianjia, one of the thousand schools, the ancestor is the youngest son of Qianzongdan, the Xiansu clan. The Sato family was civilianized, and they inherited the hermitage of Senshodan, "Today'an". Since the temple is located on the inside of the temple, it is called Omotesenya, and the temple is called the Satosenya. ”

"Warrior Xiaolu Qianjia, one of the thousand schools, the ancestor is Qianzongdan's second son, Weng Zongshou. The main hall teahouse is known as the "Guankyuan", which is the smallest of the "Three Thousand Schools", and is named after the martial artist path where the Somori lived. ”

Liu Huasheng brewed tea again and said with a smile: "There are also a few small schools, such as the Yuanzhou school, which is mainly good at academy tea. The Nomura school, with its casual style, tends to be more of a lower-class person. You may be able to see it in the future, after all, you are now also an upstart in Japan's upper class circle, and many people are fragrant and sweet! ”

"Uncle Liu, these are several sets of tea sets of the highest level in Tianyuan Hall, including celadon, building kiln oil droplets and rabbit hair, as well as white porcelain. Keep you here, and I'll have time to help me promote it. ”

Liu Huasheng looked at the tea set once, and couldn't help but sigh Wu Tianyuan's antique level, he had these tea sets, which made the tea ceremony more beautiful.

"There are also several tea gardens that I bought with the Tianyuan Society, mainly West Lake Longjing, Anxi Tieguanyin and Faith Maojian, all of which are representatives of green tea. When the new tea is produced, you will choose the best tea leaves, and keep them for the paste. ”

Liu Huasheng laughed, now this junior has become a towering tree, and the reason why he was able to let go of a lot of knots and finally break through the bottleneck was mostly because of Wu Tianyuan's strength. With this big backer, the Liu family can study the tea ceremony quietly, and there are a lot less mundane things to worry about, and even the most relieved Liu Meizi now has a goal to strive for, and her natural level is getting higher and higher.

"Yanamiko went to Kyoto and said that she was looking for Princess Yoshiko, who had been interested in incense and floral art since she was a child, mainly because I had been forcing her to learn the tea ceremony. Now with your help, I can finally do what I love. ”

"Princess Yoshiko is a good connection, although the Imperial family is in name only, but after all, it is orthodox, and their every move can affect the trend of Japanese aesthetics. Once Tianyuantang becomes a royal service, it will immediately be the top luxury, and I will continue to promote porcelain and tea, rest assured. (To be continued.) )