Manpuku-ji

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Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji (黄檗山萬福寺, Manpuku Temple on Mt. Ōbaku) is a

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]

Architecture

The temple structures were constructed in

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]

Gallery

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  Balustrades, in manji-kuzushi (卍崩し, simplified swastika) style
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  Gate
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  Altar to Kansei Teikun
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  Statue of Hotei

See also

• Japanese Buddhism
• Zen
• Egoku Dōmyō
• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism—explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture

Notes

References

• OCLC 311322353

External links

Media related to Manpuku-ji at Wikimedia Commons

• Manpuku-ji – official page (map) (in Japanese)

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