tea ceremony

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tea cer·e·mo·ny • n. an elaborate Japanese ritual of serving and drinking tea, as an expression of Zen Buddhist philosophy.

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Tea ceremony

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Tea ceremony (Zen ceremony to overcome ordinary consciousness): see CHADŌ.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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