Shitennoji University

Private university in Osaka, Japan

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

Shitennō (四天王) refers to the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana). Ji (寺) means temple. ^[1] See Shitennoji.

History

About 1400 years ago Prince Shōtoku went to this place to study Buddhism, and it was founded as a place of education.^[2]

References

^ "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

Official website (in Japanese)

Shi-Tennoji Gakuen (学校法人四天王寺学園)

Institutions

Tertiary	Shitennoji University (International Buddhist University) Shitennouji University Junior College [ja]
Secondary	Shitennoji Junior and Senior High School Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Primary	Shi-Tennoji Primary School (JA)
Defunct	Shitennoji Habikigaoka Junior and Senior High School Shi-Tennoji School in UK