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Tyniecka ikebana

2016

Tyniec ikebana or tynike is a creative reinterpretation of the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement used for the liturgical purposes and for the proclamation of the Christian message. In my article I will present the basie features, history and principles of ikebana and the relationship between Buddhism and Japanese culture and ikebana. Next I am going to describe the cultural role of flowers in Europę, and the reception of ikebana in the Western culture. But the main purpose of the article is to show the specificity of the ikebana practice in Benedictine monastery in Tyniec (Poland) as a new, interesting way of evangelization. The main problem is the tension between the Buddhist …