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Senpou Esoteric Text
A book of secrets that grants the ability to learn "Senpou Style" Skills. Those of the Senpou Temple mastered martial arts in the pursuit of virtue. They considered strong fists and strict discipline essential against Buddha's enemies. However, Senpou Temple was seized by an obsession for the Undying, which corrupted their teachings and style.

Senpou Esoteric Text is a Key Item in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It is used to unlock the Temple Arts - Skill Tree containing various skills.

 Senpou Esoteric Text Usage

• Unlocks the Temple Arts - Skill Tree

How to Find Senpou Esoteric Text

• Located in a small shrine near the Main Hall Idol in Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo.
• From Main Hall Idol in Senpou Temple, find the exit and go into the cave entrance opposite the doors that you initially enter the main hall through. Continue through the cave, defeating some enemies in the process, until you come to a large cavern. From the cavern descend until you find a crawlspace partially filled with water, head through there and continue on the guided path. After a small climb using your grappling hook, you'll find the shrine.

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Lore

• Senpou Temple was seized by an obsession for the Undying, which corrupted their teachings and style. The monks exhibit atrophy, blindness, and grayish or green skin , which is how FromSoftware will often render the undead . In Dark Souls, the state of Undeath means gradually rotting, going mad, and potentially mutating. Doujun, who is a Senpou Monk, confirms that the research into the Rejuvenating Waters caused a kind of zombification, as his Abandoned Dungeon is full of deformed undead. The Rejuvenating Waters corrupt men to the point that they no longer live as men, instead they become monsters incapable of feeling pain or fear. They are referred to as "degenerates" by Isshin and are responsible for kidnapping and killing the Children of Rejuvenation.