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種智院大学 (しゅちいんだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

種しゅ智ち院いん大だい学がく

Meanings

1

noun

Shuchiin College

organization name

A private Buddhist university in Kyoto, Japan, affiliated with the Shingon sect.

種しゅ智ち院いん大だい学がくは京きょう都とにある仏ぶっ教きょう系けいの大だい学がくです。
Shuchiin College is a Buddhist university in Kyoto.

Kanji

種species, kind, class
智wisdom, intellect, reason
院Inst., institution, temple
大

large, big

学study, learning, science

Etymology

The name 種智院大学 derives from the Buddhist term 種智 (shuchi, 'seed of wisdom'), reflecting its Shingon Buddhist foundation.