🐉👣THE DRAGON'S BODY🐟🔔
Manpuku-ji (萬福寺) in Uji, home to the Ōbaku Zen sect (黄檗宗), was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (隱元隆琦 aka Ingen Ryūki 1592-1673).
It is considered to be Japan's greatest Chinese-style temple.
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Manpuku-ji's 'kaipan', a fish-shaped board struck to alert monks to mealtimes, lectures and daily tasks.
The fence about the Dharma Hall features a broken down swastika pattern.
Manpuku-ji's Daiyu Hoden.
Manpuku-ji's striking statue of Rahula, 1 of the 16 Arhats.