Mampuku-ji

Mampuku-ji

Mampuku-ji (萬福寺, Manpuku-ji^?) is a temple located in Uji, Kyoto. It is the head temple of the Japanese Ōbaku Zen sect.

History

The temple was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi and his disciple Muyan.

In 1664 control of the temple passed to Muyan, after many Chinese monks followed as head priest. Only the fourteenth and later priests are Japanese.

• May 21, 1673 (Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month): The Chinese Buddhist teacher Ingen dies in the Obaku Zen temple, Mampukuji at Uji.^[1]

Architecture

The temple structures were constructed in Chinese Ming style.

The layout (arrangement of buildings) also follows Ming Dynasty architectural style, representing an image of a dragon.

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.

Sculptures by the Chinese sculptor known as Han Do Sei and patterned balustrades can also be seen.

Additional images

Gate	Balustrades	Altar	Mokugyo (Drum)
Statue of Hotei

See also

• Media related to Mampuku-ji at Wikimedia Commons
• 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

• 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, OCLC 311322353

Coordinates: 34°54′50″N 135°48′27″E / 34.91389°N 135.8075°E / 34.91389; 135.8075

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