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Ōbaku (黄檗 Japanese Ōbaku, pinyin Huángbň) refers to three separate topics:

  1. Mount Huangbo, a mountain in China's Fujian province, noted for its Buddhist temples;
  2. Huangbo Xiyun (黄檗希運), a Chinese Chan Buddhist master; and
  3. the Japanese Obaku School of Zen Buddhism.
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Mampuku-ji Temple/Obaku-Mampukuji Zen temple in Uji near Kyoto, Japan (1105 words)
Ingen belonged to the Obaku sect of Zen, an eclectic branch with Amidist and Esoteric influences.
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.
Obaku is one of three Zen sects found in Japan, the other two being Rinzai, and Soto.
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