Manpuku-ji
萬福寺
Main Hall
Religion
AffiliationŌbaku
DeityShaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
StatusHead Temple
Location
Location34 Sanban-wari, Goka-shō, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates34°54′51.32″N 135°48′21.83″E / 34.9142556°N 135.8060639°E / 34.9142556; 135.8060639
Architecture
FounderYinyuan Longqi (Ingen), Muyan
Completed1661
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]

History

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]

Architecture

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.

Gyoban (fish board)

The temple features an exemplary gyoban (fish board, used to toll the hours).[9]

Art

The temple treasure house contains a complete collection of Buddhist scriptures completed in 1678 and comprising approximately 60,000 printing blocks, which are still in use.[10][11] The production of the printing blocks was funded by donations collected throughout the country for many years.

The temple's main statue is a seated Gautama Buddha.

Sculptures by the Chinese sculptor known as Han Do-sei[12] and latticed balustrades can also be seen.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bornoff, Nicholas (2008). Japan. National Geographic. p. 233.
  2. ↑ Wu, Jiang (2015). Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780199393121.
  3. ↑ Winfield, Pamela D.; Heine, Steven, eds. (7 June 2017). Zen and Material Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 139–140. ISBN 9780190469313.
  4. ↑ Buswell Jr., Robert E.; Lopez Jr., Donald S. (24 November 2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. p. 529. ISBN 9781400848058.
  5. ↑ Hershock, Peter D. (14 March 2014). Public Zen, Personal Zen: A Buddhist Introduction. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 134. ISBN 9781442216143.
  6. ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 414.
  7. ↑ "Volume 5". Intersect. University of Michigan: PHP Institute. 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Yanagida, Seizan (2009). "Historical Introduction to The Record of Linji". The Record of Linji. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780824833190.
  9. ↑ 秋山光和 (1967). 原色日本の美術: 禅寺と石庭. University of California: 小学館. p. 236.
  10. ↑ Konishi, Yoshiaki (3 January 2023). "Kyoto Zen temple seeks to preserve history a ramen bowl at a time". The Asahi Shimbun. Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Gustav, Konang (1972). A Millennium of Printing in China, Korea and Japan. Royal Library. p. 10. ISBN 9789170000119.
  12. ↑ "A Representative Magazine of Things Japanese". The Japan Magazine. Vol. 7. New York Public Library: Japan Magazine Company. 1916. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

References

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