日僧南浦绍明与径山禅茶文化

Japanese Monk Nanpushaoming and Jingshan Tea Culture

南宋嘉定年间,径山被列为五山十刹之首,成为"天下东南第一释寺"。许多日本禅僧纷纷慕名前来径山参禅问道,径山禅寺成为日本临济宗的祖庭。南浦绍明不仅勤习佛禅,而且认真考察学习径山种茶、制茶技术及茶宴礼仪,回国后广为传播。南浦绍明是继圆尔辨圆之后在日本传播径山禅茶文化的著名禅僧,为中日文化交流史作出了突出贡献。

In South Song Jiading period, Jingshan was rank the first in Southeast, Many a Japanese monk came to Jingshan admiringly to learn Zen and truths. Among them, Nanpushaoming not only enquired Zen diligently, but also inspected tea affairs in Jingshan and spread the knowledge widely in Japan. Nanpushaoming, after Yuanerbianyuan, is another famous monk to spread Jingshan tea culture in Japan, who contributed much to the cultural communication between Japan and China in history.