Bukkyo University (佛教大学, Bukkyō daigaku) is a private universityinKita-ku, KyotoinKyoto 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]
佛教大学
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Main Campus
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| 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] |
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35°2′36″N 135°44′13.9″E / 35.04333°N 135.737194°E / 35.04333; 135.737194 |
| Campus | Urban[8] |
| Website | www |
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  Location in Kyoto | |
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