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Shoyeido's Zen Incense is an ideal companion for meditation and quiet reflection. The subtle fragrance is perfect to share with friends and family. Evening Zen contains sandalwood, clove, patchouli and benzoin.
Zen Classic style contains exactly the same incense as the regular Zen product but it is elegantly wrapped in traditional Japanese wrapping paper and comes in a hand-pasted rice paper box (left in photo). Limited availability.
30 sticks per bundle - 13" long.
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Shoyeido Evening Zen Incense
Evening Zen contains sandalwood, clove, patchouli and benzoin. Each bundle contains 30 sticks - 13" long. Approximate burning time: 2 hours per stick. Approximate burning time: 2 hours per stick. Ingredients: |
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Sandalwood (Santali lignum)
A tall evergreen tree cultivated in India, Indonesia and Malaysia, Sandalwood is mentioned in old Sanskrit and Chinese texts. Its persistent, woody, spicy scent has made it widely used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. Sandalwood is also used in traditional Chinese medicine and in incense and woodcarvings. |
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Patchouli (Pogostemi herba)
Derived from an Asiatic shrub, whicn=h resembles a beefsteak plant, Patchouli leaves yield a fragrant oil recognizable for its warm, woodsy scent. Originated in the Philipine Islands. |
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Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomonomi cortex)
One of the oldest spices known to man, cinnamon was traded between India, China and and Egypt over 4,000 years ago. It is mentioned in the Bible, as well as Greek and Roman pharmacopoeia. Cinnamon is produced in the southern provinces of China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. |
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Benzoin (Benzoinum)
The sweet, balsamic resin from a tall deciduous tree of the Styracaceae family, benzoin is found in tropical Sumatra. It yields a warm, mild scent. |
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About Shoyeido
Just over 300 years ago (circa 1705), Moriyoshi Rokuzaemon Hata, who headed the Tanba-Sasayama district of the present Kyoto prefecture, created a local store called “SASAYA.” Rokubei Moritsune Hata, who represented the third generation of the Hata family to be involved in making incense, began incorporating methods of creating incense he learned while working at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. He applied the court’s secret traditions of blending incense that had previously been enjoyed only by royalty.
Many generations later, the Hata family continues the legacy of their ancestors, offering a wide variety of unique, hand-blended incense. Today, Shoyeido is considered the highest quality, most natural incense available in the world.
“Shoyeido" is derived from the three characters Sho, Yei and Do , and is pronounced Show-Yei-Dough in English.
Sho means “Pine tree”; Yei is the ancient sound meaning "Prosperity"; and Do is a large building, i.e. a store or company. In their traditional grading system, the Japanese routinely used "sho (pine tree), chiku (bamboo) and bai (plum tree), to represent varying degrees of quality. In this grading system, sho (pine-tree) represents the highest grade or quality.
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