Hanazono University

is a private university located in Kyoto, Japan that belongs to the Rinzai sect, a major competitor of the Soto college in Tokyo known as Komazawa University. Despite the university's sectarian affiliation, the school does also accept Soto students as well.Smyers, 223] The school operates two research centers important in Zen academia, i.e. the Institute for Zen Studies and the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism. [Hori, xii] Founded in 1872 as a seminary for those interested in the priesthood, today the university carries on that tradition while also offering an education to those uninterested in becoming a priest. The current president is Dr. Kosan Abe. [http://www.hanazono.ac.jp/english/]

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References

*cite book| last =Hisamatsu| first =Shin'ichi| authorlink =| coauthors =Gishin Tokiwa; Christopher Ives| title =Critical Sermons of the Zen Tradition: Hisamatsu's Talks on Linji| publisher =University of Hawaii Press| date =2002| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44117857&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0824823842
*cite book| last =Hori| first =Victor Sōgen| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Kōan Practice| publisher =University of Hawaii Press| date =2003| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50590697&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0824822846
*cite book| last =Smyers| first =Karen Ann| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship| publisher =University of Hawaii Press| date =| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39523475&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0824821025

External links

* [http://www.hanazono.ac.jp/english/ http://www.hanazono.ac.jp/english/]