禅宗对日本茶道的影响

The Influence of Chinese Zen on Japanese Tea

日本遣唐使将佛教从中国带回日本后,也将源自于中国的饮茶之风,带回了日本上流社会。在禅宗的影响下,早期日本茶道表现出鲜明的贵族化倾向。这直接促成了日本茶道独特文化内涵的形成。当佛教的正统地位被神道教取代之后,日本茶道得以从佛教中脱离出来,成为独立的文化样式。

The Japanese diplomats to make the Buddhism from China back to Japan,also to make the winds of tea drinking from China to Japanese upper society.Under the influence of Chinese Zen,early Japanese tea showed distinctive aristocratic tendencies.This led directly to the formation of the unique cultural connotation of the Japanese tea.When the Shinto replaced by the orthodox status of Buddhism,Japanese tea can be separated from Buddhism and become independent cultural style.