Ōbaku

Ōbaku
黄檗宗
Manpuku-ji in Uji, head temple of the Ōbaku sect
ClassificationBuddhism
OrientationZen
HeadquartersManpuku-ji
FounderIngen Ryūki
Origin1661
Japan
Branched fromLinji school
Places of worship420
Official websitehttp://www.obakusan.or.jp

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.

It had a strong influence on Japanese Rinzai, which partly adopted Ōbaku practices, and partly renewed older practices in response to the Ōbaku school.

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