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Manpuku-ji 萬福寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Ōbaku |
Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
Status | Head Temple |
Location | |
Location | 34 Sanban-wari, Goka-shō, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°54′51.32″N 135°48′21.83″E / 34.9142556°N 135.8060639°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen), Muyan |
Completed | 1661 |
Website | |
http://www.obakusan.or.jp/ |
Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji (黄檗山萬福寺, Manpuku Temple on Mt. Ōbaku) is a Buddhist temple located in Uji, Kyoto, approximately a 5-minute walk from Ōbaku Station. [1] It is the head temple of the Japanese Ōbaku Zen sect, named after Wanfu Temple in Fujian, China. The mountain is likewise named after Mount Huangbo, where the Chinese temple is situated. [2]
The temple was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen), officially opening in 1963. [3]
In 1664, control of the temple passed to Muyan, after which many Chinese monks followed as head priests. [4] Only the fourteenth priest and his successors are Japanese. [5]
On May 21, 1673 (Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month) Yinyuan (Ingen) died at the temple. [6]
The art of Senchadō is closely tied to the temple due to its founder. [7]
The temple structures were constructed in Ming China's architectural style. [8]
The arrangement of buildings also follows Ming Dynasty architectural style, representing an image of a dragon.
The temple features an exemplary gyoban (fish board, used to toll the hours). [9]
The temple's main statue is a seated Gautama Buddha. Sculptures by the Chinese sculptor known as Han Do-sei [10] and latticed balustrades can also be seen.
Above the gate of the temple is a carving of the Chinese Characters "義一第", (read right-to-left, "The First Principle") carved from the writing of Imakita Kosen and said to have been the artist's eighty-fifth attempt before he finally wrote with a mind free from the distraction of a pupil's criticism. [11]
The temple treasure house contains a complete collection of Buddhist scriptures commissioned by Tetsugen Doko and completed in 1678, comprising approximately 60,000 printing blocks which are still in use. [12] [13] The production of the printing blocks was funded by donations collected throughout the country for many years and through many troubles. [13]
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Manpuku-ji 萬福寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Ōbaku |
Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
Status | Head Temple |
Location | |
Location | 34 Sanban-wari, Goka-shō, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°54′51.32″N 135°48′21.83″E / 34.9142556°N 135.8060639°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen), Muyan |
Completed | 1661 |
Website | |
http://www.obakusan.or.jp/ |
Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji (黄檗山萬福寺, Manpuku Temple on Mt. Ōbaku) is a Buddhist temple located in Uji, Kyoto, approximately a 5-minute walk from Ōbaku Station. [1] It is the head temple of the Japanese Ōbaku Zen sect, named after Wanfu Temple in Fujian, China. The mountain is likewise named after Mount Huangbo, where the Chinese temple is situated. [2]
The temple was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen), officially opening in 1963. [3]
In 1664, control of the temple passed to Muyan, after which many Chinese monks followed as head priests. [4] Only the fourteenth priest and his successors are Japanese. [5]
On May 21, 1673 (Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month) Yinyuan (Ingen) died at the temple. [6]
The art of Senchadō is closely tied to the temple due to its founder. [7]
The temple structures were constructed in Ming China's architectural style. [8]
The arrangement of buildings also follows Ming Dynasty architectural style, representing an image of a dragon.
The temple features an exemplary gyoban (fish board, used to toll the hours). [9]
The temple's main statue is a seated Gautama Buddha. Sculptures by the Chinese sculptor known as Han Do-sei [10] and latticed balustrades can also be seen.
Above the gate of the temple is a carving of the Chinese Characters "義一第", (read right-to-left, "The First Principle") carved from the writing of Imakita Kosen and said to have been the artist's eighty-fifth attempt before he finally wrote with a mind free from the distraction of a pupil's criticism. [11]
The temple treasure house contains a complete collection of Buddhist scriptures commissioned by Tetsugen Doko and completed in 1678, comprising approximately 60,000 printing blocks which are still in use. [12] [13] The production of the printing blocks was funded by donations collected throughout the country for many years and through many troubles. [13]
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