Shuchiin University
Private university in Fushimi-ku,
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Shuchiin University (種智院大学, Shuchiin daigaku) is a private university in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1949.
The university is operated by the educational corporation Sōgei Shuchiin and consists of two departments within the Faculty of Humanities: the Department of Buddhist Studies and the Department of Social Welfare. It is affiliated with the Shingon Buddhist tradition. Fourteen head temples of the Kogi Shingon (Old Shingon) school—Ninna-ji, Hōzan-ji, Chōgosonshi-ji, Kanshū-ji, Daikaku-ji, Daigo-ji, Nakayama-dera, Saidai-ji, Kyōōgokoku-ji (Tō-ji), Seichō-ji, Sennyū-ji, Zentsū-ji, Suma-dera, and Zuishin-in—take part in its administration. In addition, three branches of Shingon Buddhism, namely the Chizan school, the Buzan school, and the Shingi Shingon school, cooperate in promoting education.
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