佛教大学 | |
Type | Private |
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Established | 1912[1] |
Religious affiliation | Jōdo-shū[2] |
President | Masahiro Ito[3] |
Students | 11,585[4] |
Undergraduates | 11,311[5] |
Postgraduates | 274[6] |
Location | , 35°2′36″N 135°44′13.9″E / 35.04333°N 135.737194°E |
Campus | Urban[8] |
Website | www |
Bukkyo University (佛教大学, Bukkyō daigaku) is a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The university began as an organization within the Chion-in Temple for the lecturing and study of Buddhism in 1868.[9] The school's official predecessor was founded in 1912, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1949.[9] Bukkyo means Buddhism in Japanese, and the university's philosophy is based on Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhism.[10][11]