Bukkyo University

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Bukkyo University
佛教大学
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Main Campus
Type Private
Established1912 [1]
Religious affiliation
Jōdo-shū [2]
President Masahiro Ito [3]
Students11,585 [4]
Undergraduates 11,311 [5]
Postgraduates 274 [6]
Location,
35°2′36″N135°44′13.9″E / 35.04333°N 135.737194°E / 35.04333; 135.737194
Campus Urban [8]
Website www.bukkyo-u.ac.jp/english/
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Location in Kyoto

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]

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Faculties

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