Ōtani University Museum | |
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大谷大学博物館 | |
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 |
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]