Shitennoji University
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Shitennōji University (四天王寺大学, Shitennōji daigaku) is a private university in Habikino, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a junior women's college in 1957. The school became a four-year college in 1967, and it became coeducational in 1981, adopting the present name at the same time. The school is also known as International Buddhist University, or IBU.
Name
[edit]Shitennō (四天王) refers to the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana). Ji (寺) means temple. [1] See Shitennoji.
History
[edit]About 1400 years ago Prince Shōtoku went to this place to study Buddhism, and it was founded as a place of education.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". jisho.org.
- ^ "大学案内 | Ibu 四天王寺大学 - 学校法人 四天王寺学園".
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
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