Bukkyo University

Bukkyo University (佛教大学) 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
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 * 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
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 * Graduate School of Literature
 * Graduate School of Education
 * Graduate School of Sociology
 * Graduate School of Social Welfare

Partner universities
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 * 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)