I-Ikebana ubuciko bangempela, obusanda kuthandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabatshali bezimbali. Isuka eJapan lasendulo. Eqinisweni, i-ikebana kuwubuciko bokuqamba izingoma zezimbali. Phambilini, bekungokwenkolo ngokwemvelo. Ukunikeza izimbali nencazelo ejulile engokomfanekiso, abapristi baseJapan babeka izingcezu zezimbali ezinhle kakhulu futhi ezinamakhono kakhulu e-altare likaBuddha. Isikhathi sihambile, futhi leli siko elimangalisa kangaka lasakazeka hhayi kulo lonke elaseJapan, kodwa emhlabeni wonke.
Isikole sakudala sokubhala i-ikebana sithatha njengamagatsha amathathu kuphela, wona, afanekisela "umuntu", "isibhakabhaka" kanye "nomhlaba". Yize ngokusho kweminye imithombo kuyaziwa ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi kufika amagatsha ayi-9. Amagatsha amakhulu ahlanganiswa amakhambi amancane nezimbali. Vele, akudingekile ukusebenzisa izimbali ezibizayo ezi-odwa ngokukhethekile ukwenza ukwakheka okunjalo.
Kuzokwanela ukuthi amagatsha asetshenzisiwe akhombise ubuntu bakho futhi ahlangane. Kubalulekile futhi nokugcina umthetho oyinhloko - ukulahla konke okuphazamisa ubuhle kanye nokulinganisa okuyilo kwembali. Khetha ivasi elifanele. Kufanele kuhlanganiswe nezitshalo zakho ezikhethiwe futhi zize zihlanganiswe nazo.
Ukwenza i-ikebana, imvamisa azikho izidingo eziqinile, kepha kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi akuyona yonke inkundla yokudla. Lesi sitayela sokwakheka sisho ukunambitheka okucolisisiwe, amandla okuhlanganisa kahle ukwakheka, izinhlobo nemibala yezimbali, kanye nokwangempela.
