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]
| Ōtani University Museum | |
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大谷大学博物館 | |
.jpg) Tōshiinnen-kyō (灯指因縁経) | |
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General information | |
| Location | Koyamakamifusa-chō, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°02′31″N 135°45′32″E / 35.041811°N 135.758854°E |
| Opened | October 2003 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
See also
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edit- ↑ 大谷大学博物館 [Ōtani University Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ 博物館について [About the Museum] (in Japanese). Ōtani University. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ 春記〈長久二年二月／〉 [Shunki (February 1041)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ 高野雑筆集 [Kōya zappitsu-shū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ 慈鎮和尚伝 [Biography of Jichin Kashō] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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