9'3 A Unified Culture Raegan Post, Sarah Deffner, Samantha Caras

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9.3 A Unified CultureRaegan Post, Sarah
Deffner, Samantha Caras
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Zen and its Reasons for Popularity

• Taught that enlightenment came from breaking away
  from logic
• Samurais were satisfied with a religion that
  used mental puzzles because many couldnt read.

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Process

• Zen art stressed the Process- the way things
  were done
• Important in the arts and things like Tea
  ceremonies and Noh Drama
• Dramas, gardens, and ceremonies were all
  effected

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Tea Ceremonies

• How to have your own tea ceremony
• Rinse your hands and mouths with water
• Examine the scroll that is present and and clear
  your mind for the ceremony
• The host will enter and serve a light meal and
  tea

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Japanese Gardens

• Buddhism teaches that people are part of nature,
  so gardens are an important part of art and
  meditation
• Rock Gardens are meant to give people a calm
  place for meditation.
• Rocks symbolize an appreciation for simple nature
  and natural things.
• Rock Gardens are made of only Rocks and Sandgt

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Other Arts

• Flower Arranging, Incense blending, and painting
  are other arts influenced by Buddhism.
• They are still popular today

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A new and Different Culture

• Merchants now had money and time and created
  their own entertainment
• They had Kabuki Theatre, teahouses, gambling
  houses, and wrestling
• The Upper- classes shunned these as lower-class
  activities