Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>Unfortunately Tanzei's mummy deteriorated over time, though it's not clear why (when his body, at first, seemed perfectly preserved).</p><p>In 1723 a second monk by the name of Chōzen (澄禅), known as the 'second coming of Tanzei' (弾誓の再来), achieved mummification (after 5 years).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E5%8E%9F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>大原</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japanmummies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japanmummies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mummification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mummification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a></p>