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How many cups of tea (Japanese green) if they drink in a day?

I've heard of 3-5, but also heard 6.10! Usually drink 8 cups or so. I love green tea. I heard that if you drink too much, can be bad for you. Moreover, just for curiosity, How many cups of green tea is the average Japanese person drink in a day (I am not Japanese): Thank you!

I used to drink a glass of water full at a time because I liked both. I drink too much is not really a threat because it has very little caffeine. Besides all supplements claim to have about 100 times more power a cup of green tea, and its not bad for you. I really do not have to worry about drinking too much … Id say more than 100 drinking cups is when you really have a problem … one overdose of caffeine and such. and I have no idea of a Japanese green tea that you drink haha, p

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Each Chinese tea and Japanese tea lovers will be familiar with this writing, in English that is "Tea and Zen are the same feelings" or "Zen-tasting tea," it shows the close link between tea and Buddhism.

Do you know where is the tea? The legend says Xin Dynasties Northern and Southern Dharma stayed unexpectedly while he was practicing self-cultivation Shaolin, he was so angry about this and to cease to sleep the next time he took his eyes on the ground. During the next year there was a tea tree on the ground, and green tea leaf fell into the pot where Dharma Service boiling water and after drinking tea Water Dharma found it will not be sleepy. It is the story of the legendary origin of tea. There are some romantic stories between Buddhism and tea.

Zen and the tea fable

The most famous story about Zen and tea are Zhaozhou Monk.

One day, two monks came to learn the Zen monk Zhaozhou asked one of them, you've never been there?

"Yes."

"Go drink tea!" Zhaozhou Monk said.

"No, I was not here." A Another man responded.

"You drink tea too! Zhaozhou Monk said.

"Why you let them drink tea, whether they they were there or not? The abbot asked and asked.

"You will drink too! Zhaozhou said.

Could you that the Zen Monk Zhaozhou said? Whether you understand or not, here is another interesting story.

A man came Nanyin to study Zen, has Nanyin welcomed with tea, he poured water into the cup of tea and did not stop when the cup was full. The man said: "Master, the cup is filled. "Master Nanyin said:" You're like a cup filled with your ideas, if you do not empty, how can I teach you Zen?

Monks Why obsess about tea?

Tea has three virtues: Buddhism, it can help Zen touch, for the body, it can help digest for the soul, it can help keep your heart awakening.

Tang Dynasty is a very important time for tea and Zen, Tang is also one of the most powerful countries in the world. Its economy was strong and most important is that the syncretic and absorbed everything that is good for other races and countries. And the most important book of tea —- Cha Jing was born in Tang and.

Cha Jing, also known as Tea Classic, written by Lu Yu in 761 AC, this book is the first book covers the circle tea in the world. Lu Yu was a very close relationship with Buddhism, it was an abandoned child and raised by the Zen master Zhijie, but Lu Yu did not like Buddhism and proved to be the circus clown, happily Governor Li Qiwu recognized his gift and let it monitor and learn Zhou Fuzi, another man named Cui Guofu important too popular, they are very important for growth. Do you know Lu Yu was not famous for his tea, but for literature in Tang Dynasty? Surprised? True. He was one of the most famous writers, when it is came to town, the boss will welcome him personally. And of course, tea is one of his hobbies, his teacher Shifu Zhijie loved and tea was also a tea master, so Lu Yu had sex with tea in the very young age. One of the best friends of Lu Yu Jiao Ran has also been a monk, a very famous poetry Monk. If you look at the life of Lu Yu, you will find the birth of Cha Jing was so closely connected with Buddhism.

Could we find Dharma in tea today?

Motionless we can meet the Dharma in tea in the 21st century, but you know that everyone can hear his voice. Jiuhua in Anhui province, which is one of the 4 most famous mountains Buddhism in China, you can take a drink of tea Jiuhua Buddhism (Jiuhua For Cha), Hangzhou, you can go to JingShan Temple Tea JingShan. Jin G Shan Tea Banquet is causing the Japanese Tea Dao.

In the Southern Song Dynasty (about 1235 AC), Japanese master Shenyi come to China and learn from the master in the temple Wuzun JingShan. He returned and brought the tea JingShan Banquet in Japanese and has gradually evolved into the Japanese tea ceremony. But for now Jinshan tea in China is not as famous as Japan.

We have so many more famous teas as Tie Guan Yin, Buddha's Hand, Da Fang tea and so on. There is a story about the source of Tie Guan Yin tea is The most popular now in China. In the Qing Dynasty an old man named Wei Yin who believe in Guanyin and a cup of tea in the morning every day. One night He dreamed that he went out and found a tea tree near the river and on the second day, he found the tea tree by tracing the way in the dream. He moved the tea tree in an iron pan. He thought that the tea tree was the gift of Guanyin, so named as iron Guanyin (Tie Guan Yin).

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