Tea and Wine Theory - Chashuron (English) Chá jiǔ lùn

Japanese: 茶酒論 - ちゃしゅろん（英語表記）Chá jiǔ lùn

Written by the Chinese Tang Dynasty scholar Wang Ao. 1 volume. A copy from the 3rd year of the Kaibao era (970) can be found at the British Library (Stein edition) and the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris (Pelliot edition). Tea and sake are introduced one after the other, each explaining their virtues, until finally water is introduced and the matter is resolved happily. Though it is a short work, it has had a considerable influence on Japanese literature. One of these, "Sake and Tea Treatise," was written by the 53rd abbot of Myoshinji, Lanshu Genshu. The story is about a young man named Bouyu-kun, who drinks sake on a straw mat among the flowers, and a young man named Johanshi, who drinks tea by the pine tree, who take turns stating their virtues and debating each other, until the matter is resolved happily without a contest.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，唐代の進士王敖（おうごう）撰。1巻。開宝3年(970)写本などを，大英図書館(スタイン本)やパリ国民図書館(ペリオ本)で見ることができる。茶と酒とがこもごも出てきて，それぞれの徳を述べ，最後に水が出てきて仲裁しめでたく納めるという内容。短編ながら，日本の文芸にも少なからぬ影響を及ぼした。その一つ，《酒茶論》は，妙心寺53世蘭叔玄秀の作。花間に筵を開いて酒を飲む忘憂君（ぼうゆうくん）と，松辺に茶を喫する滌煩子（じようはんし）とが，交互にその徳を述べ論じ合い，勝負なしでめでたく納まるという内容。

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