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Master of Senpou Temple is an NPC in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Master of Senpou Temple's short description goes here.

Master of Senpou Temple Information

Master of Senpou Temple information or lore description goes here.

• Location: Master of Senpou Temple Can be found in the cave near the Main Hall Sculptor's Idol, after the hidden crawlspace partially filled with water.
• Progression: Master of Senpou Temple moves to the ?? after ??
• Combat: Does not take damage Master of Senpou Temple.
• Rewards: Finishing a quest grants X, killing them grants Y

Associated Quests

• Questline Information and Progression
• Related NPCs
• Endings impact

Dialogue

The following dialogue segments are only available to the player if the Master of Senpou Temple is approached within the Main Hall on Mt. Kongo before beating Genichiro Ashina on Castle Tower Lookout (top of the castle).

First Approach:

• Master:
  • "Children of the Rejuvenating Waters... forgive me!"
    "That child... she's the only one left..."
    "She must be lonely... Trapped in that room by herself... she must be so lonely..."
• Sekiro:
  • "........."
• Master:
  • "...Hm? You there, who are you...?"
    "What business do you have with Senpou Temple?"

At this point, the player is given the chance to respond with one of two possible options:

1. Ask about the "special holy person"
2. Say nothing
   
   
   

   

Say Nothing:

• Sekiro:
  • "........."
• Master:
  • "You have no answer?"
    "Then you should leave."

The player will be able to speak to him again, so there's no risk in choosing this option.
An additional bit of dialogue is given when speaking to the Master again, as well.

• Master:
  • "Is there...something else?"

The Special Holy Person:

• Sekiro:
  • "I'm told that a special holy person lives here."
• Master:
  • "Remarkably holy... That would be the child, I imagine."
    "She's not here anymore."
    "It's my fault... The child, she's confined within the Inner Sanctum."
    "It's impossible to see her now..."
• Sekiro:
  • "I see."
• Master:
  • "Are you...a shinobi?"
• Sekiro:
  • "........."
• Master:
  • "Hmm... If that's the case, then actually..."
    "I have a favor to ask of you."
    "The child wanted to know... the reason for her fate."
    "If you do see her by some chance, please give her this..."
    "It's the least I can do for my own atonement..."

At this point, there will be a small break in the conversation as the player receives the key item Holy Chapter: Infested.

• Sekiro:
  • "All right."

    
    

Parting Words

This portion of the conversation will commence after the player has asked the Master about the "special holy person", and speaks to the Master once more afterwards.

• Master:
  • "Is there...something else?"
    "This temple...it's no longer a place where decent people should be."
    "... Hm?"
    "That smell..."
    "So you're the one who works for the Divine Heir of the Dragon's Blood."
• Sekiro:
  • "That's right."
• Master:
  • "The Divine Heir is truly exalted..."
    "But exalted or not... man is still man..."
    "Ohhh... I'm so foolish that... I didn't understand that myself..."
    "Don't... Don't leave your Divine Heir on his own."
    "Leave... It's too late to regret once you've already lost them..."

Unanswered

The following dialogue is only available to the player if the Master of Senpou Temple is approached within the Main Hall on Mt. Kongo after beating Genichiro Ashina on Castle Tower Lookout (top of the castle) but before asking Isshin Ashina where to find the Mortal Blade.

• Master:
  • "........."
• Sekiro:
  • "Hello?"
• Master:
  • "........."

At this point the player can no longer receive the key item Holy Chapter: Infested from the Master of Senpou Temple.

Lore

• The monks of Senpou Temple practice what is called "Sokushinbutsu ": self-starvation to the point of mummification. The practice was introduced by Kukai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan. The design of the Master appears heavily influenced by Daisoujou  - the demonic manifestation of Kukai seen in Shin Megami Tensei. A monk practicing sokushinbutsu had a bell with him and every day, someone would listen for the bell to make sure the monk was still alive. When the bell no longer rang, the tube that supplied his tomb with air was removed and the tomb was completely sealed. A thousand days later, the body would be exhumed. If it was preserved, it was revered as a god.

Notes & Tips

• Voiced by: ??
• Trivia and such go here