Koyasan University

Coordinates: 34°12′43″N 135°35′06″E / 34.21194°N 135.58500°E / 34.21194; 135.58500
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Koyasan University
高野山大学こうやさんだいがく
Koyasan University Main Gate
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation
Shingon Buddhism
Academic staff
18
Students323[1]
Location
Koyasan
,
Wakayama Prefecture
,
Japan

Koyasan University (高野山大学こうやさんだいがく, Kōyasan daigaku) is a private university in Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1886 as a monastic school for Shingon Buddhist monks, and it was chartered as a university in 1926.[2] In addition to its main campus, Koyasan University also operates a satellite school for working adults in Osaka.[3]

Academics[edit]

The university has strong ties to the Shingon sect of Buddhism and follows the educational principles of Kobodaishi Kūkai, the founder of Shingon.[2][4] Historically, Koayasan University has largely specialized in training Buddhist monks, which includes operating a monastery for its students.[5] However, in recent years the university has sought to diversify its curriculum and attract students who aspire to be teachers and social workers.[6][3]

Koayasan University is notable for its library containing a range of rare manuscripts on Buddhism and other religions in Japan and East Asia, including several designated as National Important Cultural Property, and the library building itself being listed as tangible cultural property.[7][8]

Departments[edit]

  • Department of Esoteric Buddhism
  • Department of Humanistic Anthropology
  • Graduate School (offers both an on-site and a distance learning MA program, as well as a PhD program)
  • The Institute of Esoteric Culture (research institute)
  • Library

Notable people[edit]

Faculty[edit]

Alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "高野山大学こうやさんだいがく". 大学だいがくポートレート.
  2. ^ a b "Koyasan University". 高野山大学こうやさんだいがく (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. ^ a b "Buddhist university woos students uninterested in becoming monks". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. ^ Universities of the World Outside U.S.A. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education. 1950. p. 610.
  5. ^ 国際こくさい関係かんけい研究けんきゅう. 日本にっぽん大学だいがく国際こくさい関係かんけい学部がくぶ国際こくさい関係かんけい研究所けんきゅうじょ. 2001. p. 203.
  6. ^ "Japanese Monastic University Diversifies Curriculum to Attract New Students | Buddhistdoor". www.buddhistdoor.net. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  7. ^ "図書館としょかんの歴史れきし・沿革えんかく｜図書館としょかんについて | タイトルが入はいります". 高野山大学こうやさんだいがく (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  8. ^ "高野山大学こうやさんだいがく図書館としょかん". 文化ぶんか遺産いさんオンライン. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  9. ^ "上田うえだ閑照". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  10. ^ "飛騨ひだ福来ふき心理しんり学がく研究所けんきゅうじょ". 飛騨ひだ福来ふき心理しんり学がく研究所けんきゅうじょホームページ. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

External links[edit]

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