Anyone know some good tea poems?

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by Chip » Jan 19th, '09, 15:10

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by xuancheng » Jan 19th, '09, 20:07

Drax wrote:...

I've been looking for one "poem" -- it's more of a one-liner, but I can't seem to locate it. It's on some tea site somewhere (yes, very helpful, I know).

Something like "Whether one cup or two, the Buddha does not tell."

Anybody?
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"Under the shape of a bamboo hat on hot days, tea quenches our thirst. Whether one or two, the buddha never tealls" -Qing Yun 1821
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by TaiPing Hou Kui » Jan 20th, '09, 00:48

I found this one a while back and I dont remember where I got it from and I dont think it had a verified author either......
So, here it is: "If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth or beauty".

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by chamekke » Jan 20th, '09, 03:08

TaiPing Hou Kui wrote:I found this one a while back and I dont remember where I got it from and I dont think it had a verified author either......
So, here it is: "If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth or beauty".

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It's a Japanese proverb, IIRC. Okakura Tenshin (Okakura Kakuzo) makes reference to it in his Book of Tea here.
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by Drax » Jan 20th, '09, 06:02

xuancheng wrote:
Drax wrote:...

I've been looking for one "poem" -- it's more of a one-liner, but I can't seem to locate it. It's on some tea site somewhere (yes, very helpful, I know).

Something like "Whether one cup or two, the Buddha does not tell."

Anybody?
Its part of the Jingteashop banner

"Under the shape of a bamboo hat on hot days, tea quenches our thirst. Whether one or two, the buddha never tealls" -Qing Yun 1821
Yes...! Thank you!! I love the simplicity.

Speaking of simplicity, anybody have the original Japanese for the "no tea in him" phrase?
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