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 +====お香====
 +   * The Japanese use 聞香 or 聞く, //to listen// for incense. Morita explains: the Mahayana sutra says that in Buddha's world, all things, including his teachings, are fragrant. So incense and the Buddhist teachings are the same, and we listen to both of them.
 +   * There are 2 main schools: しの, which is more warrior-like and focused on rules; and おいえ, which is more focused on the games.
 +   * To describe the aroma, the Japanese use 5 //tastes//:
 +         * Pungent, grassy, like burning cayenne
 +         * Sweet, like honey
 +         * Tart or sour, like the Japanese plum
 +         * Salty, like the taste of sweat or drying sea weed
 +         * Bitter, like herb medicine
 +   * Furthermore, there are 6 types of 香, which originally had something to do with the countries of origin, but now just describe different types of 沈香 (六国)
 +         * 伽羅, elegant, touch of bitterness. Aristocratic.
 +         * 羅国, sharp, pungent, similar to sandalwood. Bitter, warrior-like, restless, ready to start. Spring-like.
 +         * 真那賀, light, none of the 5 tastes prevail. Shallow, nihilistic, like a young, mysterious woman.
 +         * 真那蛮, sweet, unsettling, makes one feel alone.
 +         * 寸門多羅, sour, everlasting summer, passions and bad dreams
 +         * 佐曽羅, cool and sour. Monk-like. Summer scene.
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 ====香 in CNY==== ====香 in CNY====
    * We normally use 白檀 or 沈香, but not 伽羅    * We normally use 白檀 or 沈香, but not 伽羅
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 ====点前 (two 香)==== ====点前 (two 香)====
-   * The しの袋 is carried by all in the right sleeve. After using it, women put it in the left sleeve from behind; men into the right sleeve. +   * しの袋 with 2 香, 2 mica plates in, it will be in everyone's right sleeve.  
- +   * first guest does like 且座 
- +   * then you take out しの袋, which you open like a 長緒 
- +   * First 銀葉 is square, second one is diagonal (♦️) 
- +   * After using it, women put it in the left sleeve from behind; men into the right sleeve. 
- +   * Host says leave 香 as it is, and add 本香, put the second one to the L side, and the 本香 in the middle (only for senju)
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-   * shinobukuro with 2 kous, 2 mica plates in, it will be in right sleeve of everyones sleeve.  +
-   * first guest does like shaza +
-   * then you take out shinobukuro, take top one , pull turn right; open it like chabako +
-   * hold with thumb L, pull string, make it straight, turn left, hook it in top, turn to the L, hook, straighten, turn R +
-   * First mica is square, second one is diagonal (karo) +
-   * woman put it in from the back side in the L, men from the front side R +
-   * host sais leave ko as it is, and add honkou, put the second one to the L side, and the honkou in the middle (only for senju) +
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-   * hiire are different, usually mizuya hibashi  +
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-   * it shows to the guests that everything is under control+
  
-   * I got a video by Kimika where she shows it+====火入れ==== 
 +   * 火入れ are different, usually prepared with 水屋火箸  
 +   * It shows to the guests that everything is under control 
 +   * I got a video by Kimika where she demonstrates it
  
  
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    * Since the 練香 is very resinous, we don't use it in 風炉 (as it might hurt it)    * Since the 練香 is very resinous, we don't use it in 風炉 (as it might hurt it)
    * While 利休 said to use ceramics in winter and lacquered 香合 in summer, if you are using a non-ceramic 香合 with 練香, add a camelia leaf. This leaf is then dropped into the 炭斗 before 拝見!    * While 利休 said to use ceramics in winter and lacquered 香合 in summer, if you are using a non-ceramic 香合 with 練香, add a camelia leaf. This leaf is then dropped into the 炭斗 before 拝見!
-   * Ulrich said in 21 how he mixed ground remains of incense sticks collected from the temple with musk, camphor (for freshness), ground coal and honey +   * A good general recipe is 4 parts smelly things, 1 part charcoal, 5 parts honey (by weight). That works quite well. 
-   * Shoyedo sais the must be aged for 3 to 5 years in ceramic jars. +   * Ulrich said in 21 how he mixed ground remains of incense sticks collected from the temple with musk, camphor (for freshness), ground coal and honey.  
-   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QJPQ1dkAkc|Here]] we have a video by [[https://www.kohgen.com/ic/OverseasShipping|香源]] +   * Shoyedo sais the must be aged for 3 to 5 years in ceramic jars buried in wet soil. 
-       * 1 ts agarwood (じんこう) +   * I made one myself using myrrh, benzoe, juniper, fir needles, angelica and pine honey, which I think is quite //coming of spring//, so I named it {{ruby|火の乙女|ひ　の　おとめ}} in reference of the Irish goddess Birgit who supposedly brings fire (and thus, spring). Used it in my [[:restricted/19_ii_26|雪間の草]] 茶事 in 2026.
-       * 1 ts patchouli leaves (かっこう) +
-       * 1 ts nard (is it frankincense?) (かんしょう） +
-       * 1 ts clove +
-       * 0.25 ts star anise +
-       * 0.25 cinnamon bark +
-       * 0.5 benzoin +
-       * 0.25 borneol (竜脳) +
-       * 0.5 charcoal powder +
-       * 1 ts honey +
-   * [[https://ayalamoriel.com/collections/nerikoh|Some blogger]] made 練香 into seasonal shapes; she uses apricot instead of plum flesh; and argues to use wild honey for its lower water content. +
-   * You could also use labdanum for binding; or .5 to .75 dried fruit to 1 part of lose incense. Soak fruit overnight in red wine. Fruit can also be raisins. 1 ts honey to .75 cup of dried fruit; and 1 cup of incense to 0.5 cups of fruit, 2-4 weeks to dry, turning daily. ([[https://www.essenceoftheages.com/info/makeins3.html|link]]) +
-   * [[https://scents-of-earth.com/charcoal-and-ash/|scents of earth]] seems to be a good supplier +
-   * [[https://www.kyarazen.com/making-kneaded-incense-balls-neri-koh/|kyarazen]] sais to cook honey gently for 20' +
-   * I actually got a set from [[https://www.yamadamatsu.co.jp/company/|山田松]] called 香り遊び+
  
  
-   * On 14 XI 21 I tried blending about in Tbsp each: 1 Lilienwurzel, 1 Kohle, 1 stick aloeswood, 1 pinch of camphor, 1 tsp Benzoe, 1 tsp cinnamon, 5 cloves, 1 Tbsp moschus, with 2 wine-soaked aprictos and a tsp of honey. I froze the resins, and the nutribullet went through all of that in a breeze. 
  
 ====Sources==== ====Sources====
    * kyarazen has lots of articles!    * kyarazen has lots of articles!
 +   * Morita's [[https://www.amazon.com/Book-Incense-Enjoying-Traditional-Japanese/dp/1568365721|Book of Incense]] is great!
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