Yinyuan and his disciples Muyan Xingtao and Jifei Ruyi were all masters of calligraphy, and the three men are collectively referred to as 'Obaku no Sanpitsu' (The Three Master Calligraphers of the Obaku sect).
隠元と弟子の木庵性トウ（もくあんしょうとう）、即非如一（そくひにょいつ）はいずれも書道の達人で、これら3名を「黄檗の三筆」と称する。