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. The school's official predecessor was founded in 1912, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1949. Bukkyo means Buddhism in Japanese, and the university's philosophy is based on Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhism.
Faculties/Graduate Schools Faculties Source:
Faculty of Buddhism Faculty of Literature Faculty of History Faculty of Education Faculty of Sociology Faculty of Social Welfare Faculty of Health Sciences
Graduate Schools Source:
Graduate School of Literature Graduate School of Education Graduate School of Sociology Graduate School of Social Welfare
Partner universities Source:
Wonkwang University (Korea) Dongguk University (Korea) Northwest University (China) Kangnam University (Korea) Tunghai University (Taiwan) Jingjue Buddhism Research Institute (Taiwan) Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies (Taiwan) Joong-Ang Sangha University (Korea) Zhongguo Institute of Buddhist Studies (China) Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology (Vietnam) University of Hawaii at Mānoa (United States) Tzu Chi University (Taiwan) Zanabazar Buddhist University (Mongolia) Jilin University (China) College of the Desert (United States) Deakin University (Australia) Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China) Beijing Language and Culture University (China)
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External links Official website