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| | Mampuku-ji Temple/Obaku-Mampukuji Zen temple in Uji near Kyoto, Japan |
 | | Mampukuji temple, near Obaku station on the Nara Line, was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Ingen as was built in the Ming-dynasty Chinese architectural style. |
 | | The founder of Mampukuji was a Chinese Zen master, Imgen (Chin Yin-yuan 1592-1673), who at the age of 29, entered a temple called Mampukuji (in Chinese Wan-fu-szu) on Mount Obaku (Chinese - Huang-po) in the Chinese province of Fujian, eventually becoming its superior. |
 | | Those whose respect he gained included the abbot of Myoshinji, Ryokei 1602-1670, who was to become a disciple, the retired emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680) and the fourth shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641-1680). |
| www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/kyoto/manpukuji.html (1105 words) |
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