A centuries-old practice rooted in mindfulness and impermanence now finds itself repackaged as a global lifestyle aesthetic.

Immerse yourself in a Japanese tea ceremony while wearing a kimono at Tokujuji, a 300-year-old Zen Buddhist temple on Itsukushima, an island near Hiroshima. Though the style of drinking powdered green ...

(The Conversation) — Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar of premodern Japanese literature unpacks that history.

Ancient origins: Introduced from China by Buddhist monks in the 9th–12th centuries, powdered green tea evolved into Japan’s refined Chanoyu tradition. Ritual and meaning: Every movement, utensil, and ...

There is more to Zen than the Japanese tea ceremony. There is no more to Zen than the Japanese tea ceremony. All there is? Zen is like that... Apparently full of impossible contradictions! It is hard ...

Nestled in a quiet corner of New Jersey, well away from the typical Jersey bustle, sits Boukakuan Japanese Tea House in Columbus. Since 1997, the tea house has offered a tranquil escape into the world ...