Manpuku-ji

Manpuku-ji
萬福寺
Manpuku-ji's Main Hall
Religion
AffiliationZen Buddhism
SectŌbaku
DeityShaka Nyorai
StatusHead Temple
Location
LocationUji, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Manpuku-ji is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Manpuku-ji
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture
Manpuku-ji is located in Japan
Manpuku-ji
Manpuku-ji (Japan)
Geographic coordinates34°54′51.32″N 135°48′21.83″E / 34.9142556°N 135.8060639°E / 34.9142556; 135.8060639
Architecture
Founder
Completed1661
Website
www.obakusan.or.jp

Manpuku-ji (Japanese: 萬福寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, approximately a 5-minute walk from Ōbaku Station.[1] It is the head temple of the Japanese Ōbaku Zen school, and named after Wanfu Temple in Fujian, China. The mountain is likewise named after Mount Huangbo, where the Chinese temple is situated.[2]

  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.