[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, short poem] Handwritten: Calm mind is the way or Akiyama Fugetsu Sei, by Hashimoto Shosho (Yagyu Shosho)

● Byojoshin koredo (calm mind is the way)… In short, it expresses that the ceaseless activity of the universe and nature is always “calm” and true. It is the state of spending everyday life normally, without being involved in the changes of the natural world.
The Way does not belong to knowledge, nor to ignorance. The ordinary mind is enlightenment.
●Autumn mountains, wind and moon are pure and clear...In the autumn mountains, the wind and moon are pure and clear.
A world of transparent solitude wherever you go.

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●Handwritten
Size: Wide (approx. 36.3cm x 7.5cm)
Artist: Hashimoto Shonao (Yagyu Shonao)
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Houtoku Zenji Temple
Graduated from Hanazono University in 1962
In 1962, he studied under Master Oda Setsunō (the 489th abbot of Daitokuji) at the Daitokuji Special Training Hall.
Received the titles "Kendo" and "Shosho" from the former head priest of Sanzen-in Temple, Seido Fujii Roshi.
1965: Return to Yagyu Houtokuji Temple
In 1972, he became the chief priest of Houtokuji Temple.
In 1996, it was designated as a Nara City Cultural Property.
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[Hotoku Zenji Temple]
Mount Jingo, Nara Prefecture
It was founded in 1630 by Yagyu Munenori as a memorial for his late father, Sekishuusai Sogen, and was founded by the monk Takuan, who was a friend of Munenori.
Later, it also became the funeral home of successive generations of the Yagyu clan.
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Box: Tato paper