- Otani University
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Otani University (大谷大学 ōtani daigaku ) is a private Buddhist university located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The university was founded in 1901 as "Shinshū University" in Tokyo with Kiyozawa Manshi as the president.[1]
Notable alumni and faculty
- Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
- Kaneko Daiei
- Keido Fukushima
- Soga Ryojin
- Volker Zotz
- Zenkei Shibayama
Notes
- ^ December Fan: The Buddhist Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa translated by Nobuo Haneda, pp. 86-87 (biography by Thomas Kirchner) / Kyoto: Higashi Honganji 1984, OCLC 20248970
External links
- Otani University Homepage(Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°02′35″N 135°45′29″E / 35.042949°N 135.758124°E
Categories:- Buddhist universities and colleges
- Education in Kansai region
- Private universities in Japan
- Kansai university stubs
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