Buddhism in our daily life
1. religious traditions in table manners
(1) say 'いただきます' before each meal, with folded palms.
(2) should not stick and stand chopsticks into rice
2. base of the tea ceremony
(1) basic mind of tea ceremony is from Buddhism.
(2) '懐石' (from traditional food '懐石料理') originally means a warm stone that bonze hold to forget their hunger in long nights of winter.
3. words we use in daily life
(1) '勿体ない', '日常茶飯事', '修羅場', '面目', '方便', '無尽蔵'
(2) and many other words we use in our daily life are all from Buddhism.
4. make a value on Karma
(1) '袖触れ合うも他生の縁' (Even a chance meeting is due to the Karma in a previous life.)
(2) ex. of a situation → in a situation of casual meeting, "It is a destiny that we met like this (There is an act of providence)... Maybe we can have lunch together?"
5. 「神棚」 in Japanese house.
I think the 5th one, kamidana, is from Shinto, not Buddhism.
返信削除Anyway though, you have pu many interesting stuff.
Like, I didn't know the meaning of kaiseki.
Is it? Maybe I heard something wrong before. I'll check it, thank you :)
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