Post by Lady Kimiko on Oct 2, 2012 8:53:29 GMT -5
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This event is open to anyone ... Please share it with folks in (or visiting) Los Angeles / Southern California.
You don't have to go to Kyoto for authentic Japanese Zen Tea Ceremony culture. Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, invites the public to attend its annual Chasen Kuyo, celebration of the chasen, the bamboo tea whisk used to make a bowl of matcha (powdered green tea). The event attracts practitioners of all Japanese tea ceremony schools in the region in seasonal kimono.
Chanoyu (tea ceremony is not often enjoyed outside Japan in its original context, that of a Zen Buddhist Temple. Zenshuji, one of the oldest and most prominent Zen temples in North America, is unique to host this event. The day begins with a solemn Buddhist service in the hondo (main sanctuary) offering tea in appreciation of the efforts of the humble hand-tool. A talk about Zen and Chado (the "Way of Tea") in English will follow chanting of traditional Buddhist sutras. All guests are entered into the drawing for door prizes.
Afterwards, guests then proceed to any of the three venues (and enjoy all three during the day). This chakai (tea ceremony gathering) combines two distinct temae (tea procedures) in the temple's tea venues and a superbly prepared chaseki (meal for tea ceremony) incorporating seasonal shojin riori (vegetarian temple cuisine) crafted by the fujinkai, the temple's chefs.
English language explanation of all events will be provided. Chairs will be available.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2012
Reservations are limited: No walk-ins are permitted on the day of the event. Payment in full by check should be made in advance to Zenshuji Sado-bu (a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization), and sent to 123 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. For more information, call 213.624.8658.
Organizers
Zenshuji's Tea Ritual organization is headed by Hiromi Sosei Yamashita, sensei, a senior student of the Chado Urasenke Distinguished Tea Master and USA/NEA National Heritage Fellow Sosei Matsumoto Sensei, of Los Angeles. The Zenshuji Sado-bu (tea ceremony teaching organization) presented chanoyu demonstrations at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and has been active for over 30 years. Tea classes are held the first, second and third Saturday afternoons of the month.
For additional information about the tea ceremony in Los Angeles, visit:
www.urasenkela.org <http://www.urasenkela.org
This event is open to anyone ... Please share it with folks in (or visiting) Los Angeles / Southern California.
You don't have to go to Kyoto for authentic Japanese Zen Tea Ceremony culture. Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, invites the public to attend its annual Chasen Kuyo, celebration of the chasen, the bamboo tea whisk used to make a bowl of matcha (powdered green tea). The event attracts practitioners of all Japanese tea ceremony schools in the region in seasonal kimono.
Chanoyu (tea ceremony is not often enjoyed outside Japan in its original context, that of a Zen Buddhist Temple. Zenshuji, one of the oldest and most prominent Zen temples in North America, is unique to host this event. The day begins with a solemn Buddhist service in the hondo (main sanctuary) offering tea in appreciation of the efforts of the humble hand-tool. A talk about Zen and Chado (the "Way of Tea") in English will follow chanting of traditional Buddhist sutras. All guests are entered into the drawing for door prizes.
Afterwards, guests then proceed to any of the three venues (and enjoy all three during the day). This chakai (tea ceremony gathering) combines two distinct temae (tea procedures) in the temple's tea venues and a superbly prepared chaseki (meal for tea ceremony) incorporating seasonal shojin riori (vegetarian temple cuisine) crafted by the fujinkai, the temple's chefs.
English language explanation of all events will be provided. Chairs will be available.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2012
Reservations are limited: No walk-ins are permitted on the day of the event. Payment in full by check should be made in advance to Zenshuji Sado-bu (a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization), and sent to 123 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. For more information, call 213.624.8658.
Organizers
Zenshuji's Tea Ritual organization is headed by Hiromi Sosei Yamashita, sensei, a senior student of the Chado Urasenke Distinguished Tea Master and USA/NEA National Heritage Fellow Sosei Matsumoto Sensei, of Los Angeles. The Zenshuji Sado-bu (tea ceremony teaching organization) presented chanoyu demonstrations at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and has been active for over 30 years. Tea classes are held the first, second and third Saturday afternoons of the month.
For additional information about the tea ceremony in Los Angeles, visit:
www.urasenkela.org <http://www.urasenkela.org