The temple, founded in 1661, was given the same name as the one in his home in Fuzhou, which, in Japanese is pronounced Obakusan Manfuku-ji and construction proceeded with the support of the Shogun and several Daimyo so that the temple was essentially complete by 1679. |
寺は故郷福州の寺と同名の黄檗山萬福寺と名付けられ、寛文元年(1661年)に開創され、造営工事は将軍や諸大名の援助を受けて延宝7年(1679年)頃にほぼ完成した。 |