Ingen

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox religious biography Ingen Ryūki (Template:CJKV, Template:IPA<ref name=meikai>Template:Cite book</ref>) (December 7, 1592 – May 19, 1673) was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and monk of Linji Chan Buddhism from China.<ref name="nussbaum387">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ingen" in Template:Google books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File Template:Webarchive.</ref> He is most known for founding the Ōbaku school of Zen in Japan.

Ingen is said to have introduced, from China into Japan, the common bean, which is named after him (Template:Nihongo;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ingen itself is also short for Ingen mame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>). Robes worn by Ōbaku monks are called Template:Nihongo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Biography

Ingen was born on December 7, 1592, in Fuqing, Fujian, during China's Ming dynasty. Ingen's father disappeared when he was five. At age 20, while searching for him, Ingen arrived at Mount Putuo off Zhejiang province, where he served tea to monks. At 28, after the death of his mother, he was ordained as a monk at his family temple - Wanfu Temple, Mount Huangbo, Fujian. Ingen's teachers there were Miyun Yuanwu and Feiyin Tongrong. In 1633 he received dharma transmission from the latter, and in 1637 served his first term as abbot. His second term as 33rd abbot of the temple began in 1646 and at this time he is credited with helping Mount Huangbo to develop into a thriving Buddhist centre.

In 1654, after repeated requests of Itsunen Shoyu, he went to Nagasaki, Japan with around 30 monks and artisans, including his disciple Mu'an. He founded the Ōbaku school of Zen.<ref name="nussbaum387"/> He established the Ōbaku head temple Manpuku-ji at Uji, Kyoto in 1661.

On May 21, 1673 (Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month), he died at Mampuku-ji.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Template:Google books</ref>

Calligraphy

Ingen was a skilled calligrapher, introducing the Ming style of calligraphy to Japan.<ref name="nussbaum387"/> Along with his disciples Mu'an and Sokuhi Nyoitsu, he was one of the Ōbaku no Sanpitsu ("Three Brushes of Ōbaku"). He is known to have carried paintings by Chen Xian with him to Japan.

Selected work

Ingen's published writings encompass 35 works in 46 publications in 4 languages and 226 library holdings.<ref>WorldCat Identities Template:Webarchive: 隱元 1592-1673</ref> Template:Dynamic list

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See also

• Egoku Dōmyō

References

• Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Template:ISBN; OCLC 48943301
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 251800045; see also Imprimerie Royale de France, Template:OCLC