Shuchiin University

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.

Type

University

Founded

1949