Ōbaku
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Ōbaku Zen or the Ōbaku school (Japanese: 黄檗宗, romanized: Ōbaku-shū) is one of three main schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism, in addition to the Sōtō and Rinzai schools. The school was founded in Japan by the Chinese monk Ingen Ryūki, who immigrated to Japan during the Manchu conquest of China in the 17th century.
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Ōbaku | |
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黄檗宗 | |
Classification | Buddhism |
Orientation | Zen |
Headquarters | Manpuku-ji |
Founder | Ingen Ryūki |
Origin | 1661 Japan |
Branched from | Linji school |
Places of worship | 420 |
Official website | http://www.obakusan.or.jp |
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It had a strong influence on Japanese Rinzai, which partly adopted Ōbaku practices, and partly reinstored older practices in response to the Ōbaku school.