Mu'an
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Mu'an (Chinese: 木庵性瑫; pinyin: Mù'ān Xìngtāo; Japanese Mokuan Shōtō) (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Ingen to Japan in 1654. Mokuan was from Chuanchow in what was then Fukien Province.[1] He and Sokuhi Nyoitsu were the two disciples most involved in spreading Ingen's teachings.[1]
History
[edit]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.
His work is kept in a variety of museums, including the Smart Museum of Art,[2] University of Michigan Museum of Art,[3][4] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[5] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,[6] and the British Museum.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ku, Yu-hsiu (2016), "The Ōbaku School in Japan—Ingen", History of Zen, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 133–140, doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1130-6_13, ISBN 978-981-10-1129-0, retrieved 21 January 2025
- ^ "Works | Mokuan Shoto (Ch: Muan Xingtao), 2nd Abbot of Manpukuji | People | Smart Museum of Art | The University of Chicago". smartcollection.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Exchange: Snow: calligraphy scroll". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Snow | UMMA Dialogues - Many Voices". tap.ummaintra.net. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Five character calligraphy". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "In the Pot There is a Separate Heaven". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "calligraphy; hanging scroll | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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