Ōtani University Museum

Ōtani University Museum
大谷大学博物館

Tōshiinnen-kyō (灯指因縁経)
General information
Address Koyamakamifusa-chō, Kita-ku
Town or city Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Country Japan
Coordinates 35°02′31″N 135°45′32″E / 35.041811°N 135.758854°E / 35.041811; 135.758854Coordinates: 35°02′31″N 135°45′32″E / 35.041811°N 135.758854°E / 35.041811; 135.758854
Opened October 2003
Website
Official website

Ōtani University Museum (大谷大学博物館, Ōtani daigaku hakubutsukan) opened in Kyoto, Japan, in 2003. The Ōtani University collection, which relates in particular to Shin Buddhist culture, includes ten Important Cultural Properties.[1][2] Among these are the February 1041 (Chōkyū 2) portion of Shunki (春記), the diary of Fujiwara no Sukefusa (藤原資房);[3] the oldest surviving edition of Kukai's Kōya zappitsu-shū;[4] and Jichin Kashō-den, a biography of Jien.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 大谷大学博物館 [Ōtani University Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ 博物館について [About the Museum] (in Japanese). Ōtani University. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ↑ 春記〈長久二年二月／〉 [Shunki (February 1041)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ↑ 高野雑筆集 [Kōya zappitsu-shū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ 慈鎮和尚伝 [Biography of Jichin Kashō] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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