is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
located in
Uji, Kyoto
is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa. ...
. It is the head temple of the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
Ōbaku
The is one of several schools of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, in addition to Sōtō and Rinzai.
History
Often termed the third sect of Zen Buddhism in Japan, Ōbaku-shū was established in 1661 by a small faction of masters from China and their ...
Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
sect
A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief system, usually an offshoot of a larger group. Although the term was originally a classification for religious separated groups, it can now refer to any organization that b ...
, named after
Wanfu Temple
Wanfu Temple () is a Buddhist temple on Mount Huangbo in Fuqing, Fujian, China. It is famous as the original temple of Yinyuan Longqi, the temple's 33rd abbot and a Chan master. He later travelled to Japan with his disciple Muyan to found the J ...
in Fujian, China. The mountain is likewise named after
Mount Huangbo
Mount Huangbo () is a mountain in Fuqing county of Fujian Province, in the East China region of the People's Republic of China.
The mountain is famous for its Buddhist temples, including Wanfu Temple (home of Yinyuan Longqi, founder of the Ja ...
, where the Chinese temple is situated.
History
The temple was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk
Yinyuan Longqi
Ingen Ryūki () (December 7, 1592 – May 19, 1673) was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and monk of Linji Chan Buddhism from China.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ingen" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ...
(Ingen) and his disciple
Muyan
Mu'an (; Japanese Mokuan Shōtō) (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654.
History
Together they founded the Ōbaku Zen school and Mampuku-ji, the school's head temple at Uji in 1661 ...
.
In 1664, control of the temple passed to
Muyan
Mu'an (; Japanese Mokuan Shōtō) (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654.
History
Together they founded the Ōbaku Zen school and Mampuku-ji, the school's head temple at Uji in 1661 ...
, after many Chinese monks followed as head priests. Only the fourteenth priest and his successors are Japanese.
On May 21, 1673 (''Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month'') Yinyuan (Ingen) dies here.
The art of ''
Senchadō
is a Japanese variant of ''chadō'' ("way of tea"). It involves the preparation and drinking of '' sencha'' green tea, especially the high grade '' gyokuro'' type.
History
Towards the end of the 17th century in the Edo period, Chinese merc ...
'' is closely tied to the temple due to its founder.
Architecture
The temple structures were constructed in
Ming China
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...
's architectural style.
The arrangement of buildings also follows Ming Dynasty architectural style, representing an image of a dragon.
![Wooden plate](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Wooden_plate.jpg)
The temple features an exemplary ''
gyoban
A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, wooden bell, or ''muyu'', is a type of woodblock that originated from East Asia that is used by monks and lay people in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism. They are used by Buddhist ceremonie ...
'' (fish board, used to toll the hours).
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. 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
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...
.
Sculptures by the Chinese sculptor known as Han Do-sei and latticed balustrades can also be seen.
Gallery
Image:ManpukujiBalustrades.jpg, Balustrades, in style
Image:Manpukuji2.jpg, Gate
Image:ManpukujiAltar.jpg, Altar to Kansei Teikun
Image:ManpukujiHotei1.jpg, Statue of Hotei Hotei may refer to:
*Hotei Station, a Japanese train station
*Tomoyasu Hotei, a Japanese musician
*Budai, known as "Hotei" in Japanese, a semi-historical monk and deity
*''Coralliophila hotei
''Coralliophila hotei'' is a species of sea snail, a ...
See also
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Japanese Buddhism
Buddhism has been practiced in Japan since about the 6th century CE. Japanese Buddhism () created many new Buddhist schools, and some schools are original to Japan and some are derived from Chinese Buddhist schools. Japanese Buddhism has had a ...
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Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
*
Egoku Dōmyō
Egoku Dōmyō (, 1632–1721) was an Ōbaku priest, ordained at the age of nine into the Rinzai sect. In 1650 he met Tao-che—the Abbot of Sofuku-ji—in Nagasaki, Japan and subsequently joined his temple. Later he joined the assembly at Mamp ...
*
Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
This is the glossary of Japanese Buddhism, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo galle ...
—explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture
Notes
References
*
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'' Paris:
Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland OCLC 251800045 see also '' Imprimerie Royale de France,''
External links
Manpuku-ji– official page
1661 establishments in Japan
Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture
Obaku temples
Religious organizations established in the 1660s
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
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