Yin Yuan

• Yinyuan Longqi, The Zen monk in the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, was born in Fuqing Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian. He went to Japan to spread Buddhism with Daozhechaoyuan. They had a great influence on the reconstruction of the Rinzai sect and the Soto sect of the Japanese Zen sect at that time. He is also the founder of the Obaku sect of Japanese Zen sect and the founder of Senchado.

• relevant artists

  • Ji Fei

  • Yiran Xingrong 

  • Mu An

  • Gaoquan Xingdun

  • Chen Xian

  • Gao Quan

    Takaizumi Shomu, secular surname is Hayashi, the courtesy name is Takaizumi, the art name is Yungai, and alias is Shin Hua Dojin. Born in Fuqing, Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. The first monk in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties. He went to Japan and became a monk of the Obaku sect.

  • Feiyin Tongrong

  • Ji Fei Ruyi

    Ji Fei Ruyi, born in Fuqing, Fujian in 1616. A Zen priest of Fuqing Huangbo Mountain Wanfu Temple in the last years of Qing Dynasty. One of 32th Linzhu sect, Xuan Yuan Longqi’s disciple. His works are stored all over the world as Yuan Yuan Longqi, Muan Xingxian and they are known as "Three strokes of Huangbo".

  • Donggao Xinyue

    Donggao Xunyue, courtesy name was Xin Yue, art name was Dong Gao, born in Pujiang Zhejiang. He was good at calligraphy, painting and seal carving, and was also talented at music. Since he came to Japan, he had great influence on Japanese culture. He founded the Shou Changyi School of the Caodong Zen Buddhism sect, and he socialized a wide range of Japanese monks. He transmitted the Guqin music (a plucked seven-string musical instrument) which had lost its tradition in Japan. He also learned Japanese, and transmitted Japanese poem Waka and Haiku to the world.