# Empress Komio — The Book of Tea character guide

> Empress Komio in The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-schools-of-tea

## Who they are

Japanese empress who offered tea to Buddhist monks.

## Relationships

### [Buddha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_tea_se/characters/buddha)

_psychological_

Empress Komio is a legendary figure who offered a robe to the Buddha, symbolizing devotion and the transfer of merit.

### [Laozi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_tea_se/characters/laozi)

_social_

Empress Komio and Laozi are linked through Buddhist-Daoist syncretism in Japanese imperial culture.

### [Buddha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_tea_se/characters/buddha)

_psychological_

Empress Komio is a legendary figure who offered a robe to the Buddha, symbolizing devotion and the transfer of merit.

## In the story

### [Flowers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_tea_se/chapters/vi-flowers)

Sang a poem about offering flowers to the Buddhas rather than plucking them, exemplifying the ideal lover of flowers.

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