Ikebana arranged as to express peace. All gifts of flowers must be in bud, so that the person to whom they are sent may have the pleasure of seeing them openquite a contrast to the present Western idea of everything being forced to perfection before leaving the florist. The spiritual aspect of "kadō" is considered very important to its practitioners. Some practitioners feel silence is needed while making "ikebana" while others feel this is not necessary. It is a time to appreciate things in nature that people often overlook because of their busy lives. It is believed that one becomes more
Ikebana of the Buddhist community. As time passed, other schools emerged, styles changed, and "ikebana" became a custom among the whole of Japanese society. and many others. Other schools include "Banmi Shofu-ryū", founded in 1962 by Bessie "Yoneko Banmi" Fooks, and "Kaden-ryū", founded by Kikuto Sakagawa in 1987 based on the "Ikenobo" school. Since flower arrangement entered Japan from China with Buddhism, it naturally was imbued with Chinese and Buddhist philosophy. The Buddhist desire to preserve life lies at the root of the whole subject and has created most of the rules of flower arrangement, controlling also the shapes of the