Muyan
Deceased Person
1611 – 1684
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Who was Muyan?
Muyan was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654.
Together they founded the Ōbaku Zen school and Mampuku-ji, the school's head temple at Uji in 1661. In 1664, Muyan succeeded his master as chief of the temple and in 1671 established another temple called Zuishō-ji at Shirokane, Edo. He is honored as one of the Ōbaku no Sanpitsu.
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- Born
- 1611
Jinjiang, Fujian - Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- Japan
- Died
- 1684
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on July 23, 2013
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