Background
Ingen was born in Foochow, China, during the rule of the Ming Dynasty. His father left for Sung (in China) and was never heard of again.
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Ingen went searching for his father and while at Nanhai entered a monastery and became a disciple of Kangen (Chien-yuan) Zenji at Obakusan. After his master died he became a disciple of his successor, Hiin (Fei-yin).
Career
He was persuaded by Itsunen of Kofukuji Temple in Nagasaki to come to Japan (1654). In Japan he preached in turn at Kofukuji, Sufukuji and Fukusaiji temples and at Fumonji Temple, Settsu (Hyogo Prefecture) (1655). Moving to Edo he entered the Rinshoin Temple and was received in audience by the Shogun Ietsuna (1658). Later was granted a plot by Ietsuna in Uji (near Kyoto) where he established Obakusan Mampukuji Temple and made it the head temple oi Obaku sect (1660). Among his works are Fushokokw-shi Kdroku, Obaku Goroku and Obakusan-shi.
