AD 1639。 Japan's oldest first comprehensive university was born. She is from Dragon Valley University. It has been 384 years since today. Today, Ryoku University is one of the eight famous universities in West Japan and one of the world famous universities. Among the eight famous universities recognized by people in West Japan, only Gulong University is a comprehensive university with the longest history. The most famous is the specialization of Buddhism. The other seven famous universities are Kansai University, Kansai College University, Tongshe University, Ritsumeikan University, Feng Jingen University, Kyoto University of Technology and Kennan University. Shencao Campus: No.67, Tsukumoto-machi, Shencao, Fuji-see-area, Kyoto
Dagong Campus: Qitiao Dagong in Xiajing District of Kyoto City enters Dagong Town 125- 1 eastward.
Laitian Campus: 1-5 Yokoya, Shiga Otsu-CHO, formerly known as Xihong 'an Temple Academy of Japanese Buddhism, is a university established by Hongan Temple School, the Pure Land of Japanese Buddhism, in Kyoto. Xihong 'an Temple is the ancestral home of Pure Land Sect of Japanese Buddhism, and it is also a sacred place in the hearts of many Japanese Buddhists. With the support of the Emperor, Ryukoku University in Japan was established in 1639. Colleges and universities have many disciplines and excellent academic level, and they are undeniable strong backbones in Japanese universities. Because the university was built in the Japanese view of Kyoto Prefecture, the holy city, Gulong University has a profound sense of history and rich cultural background, especially in the teaching of Buddhism and western learning, which is world-class and has many unique and precious documents and materials in the world. In the teaching and research of Buddhism, he is good at the fields of true religion, pure land, rooftop, huayan, various schools, only knowledge, Buddhism in the western regions, Buddhist art and so on. Especially in the fields of pure land, only knowledge, Tiantai and Huayan, there are hundreds of years of research traditions, and most of the monks of the above sects of Japanese Buddhism graduated from our school. Among many universities founded by Buddhism in Japan, the research level, comprehensive strength and reputation of Buddhism rank first, and it is called "Tokyo Buddhist University in Japan". Together with Ozawa University in Tokyo, it enjoys the highest reputation, both in Buddhist research and comprehensive strength. These two universities are called "the East and the West of Buddhist Universities" in Japan.
The name of "Dragon Valley" may come from the 14th generation of Honganji, and it is hung as the plaque of this mountain number in the Buddhist temple (the word "Dragon Valley" refers to the place where the home is close to Luan Hall). Its origin can be traced back to the 16th year of Kuanyong (1639), which is comparable to the Buddhist school founded by the founder in Hong 'anji. In the following year, quasi-Ren Xuan was appointed as an able person. In the following hundred years, Xiyin, Zhikong, Lin Ruo, Farlin, Yi Jiao, Gong Cun and Zhi Dong successively succeeded to the throne, forming the so-called early stage of learning forest. In the Seven Dynasties of Zhidong, there was a quiet dispute between the central scholars and the opposition scholars, which was called the "three-industry chaos" and once frustrated their good fortune. Four years of culture (1807), Lin Xue reopened in April. Later, in the first-class academic dormitory, a scholar was selected for a term of one year and came to the management forest in turn. This is the' one-year-long pre-persuasion system', and scholars followed this standard for the next 70 years until the early Meiji period. Learning forestry is mainly based on Zong Cheng and minor in Yu Cheng. However, due to the general trend of learning, at the end of the shogunate, in order to cope with internal and external thoughts, it is necessary to adopt imperial studies, Confucianism and evil-breaking studies. Later, due to the atmosphere in Lin Xue and the opinions of the advanced people in the school, Lin Xue got rid of the old traditional form, changed into an ordinary school system, and set up a large-scale teaching school. This university and the ordinary university founded in Meiji 17 (1884) were merged into the University Forest in the 22nd year of Meiji. Forestry University adopts the system of "two houses and one dormitory", and was jointly founded as a Buddhist University in Meiji thirty-three years. In the forty-first year of Meiji, three subjects were established for the purpose of training scholars, educators and administrators, but the results were not great. In the forty-five years of Meiji, the lecture system was abolished and changed to the academic year system. In the 11th year of Dazheng (1922), it was approved by the University Decree and renamed as Gulong University. The first president was Suzuki Chen Fa, who had a research department, a literature department, a pre-university department and a special department. In the twenty-fourth year of Showa (1949), it was changed into a new university, and short-term universities, university monk courses and doctoral courses were added one after another. /kloc-since the 1980s, the Institute of Technology has been added, which has created a precedent for universities founded by Buddhist circles in Japan to offer science and engineering. At present, there are Shinrikyo, Buddhism, Japanese language and literature, English and American language and literature, Japanese history, Oriental history, world history, Buddhist history, archaeology, philosophy, education, economics, management, law, politics, sociology, welfare, clinical medicine, international culture, mathematics, physics, electronic information science, mechanical engineering, material chemistry, molecular biology and environmental science. All disciplines have the right to award degrees from undergraduate to doctoral. One of the characteristics of our school is that there is a research department specializing in true religion and Buddhist teaching in the Buddhist discipline of our literature department (college). In addition, our library is rich in books and has gathered a large number of well-known scholars (especially Buddhist disciplines), such as Inoguchi Taichun, Wuyi Shangbang, Shangshanjun, Longzu Longzhen, Shenpu Zheng Wen, Gao Feng Liaozhou, Shizuoka Masao, Ichiro Ozawa Xuanxiu, Nana Ogawa Guan Yi, Fukuhara Longye, Gao Qiao Kanghong, Maeda Huiyun and Ye Er Xiandeng. Since then, famous scholars who have received doctorates in Buddhism include Shenpu Zheng Wen, Gao Feng Liaozhou, Shangshan Dajun, Yuelun Xianlong, Kaohsiung Jianyi, Akashi Huida, Fukuhara Yan Liang, Zhenguo Guangji, Fangcun Xiuji, Ye Er Xianxiang, Wuyi Shangbang and others. Mr. Zhao Puchu, a famous social activist, former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association and a famous Buddhist calligrapher, was awarded the honorary doctor of the school. Gulong University also awarded an honorary degree to the President of India.
In the 20th century, the world-famous Japanese Otani expedition, with the support of the founder of Hong 'an Temple, Otani Guangrui, went deep into the hinterland of Asia for many years and brought a large number of documents and cultural relics back to Japan. Since then, large-scale research has been carried out in Japan, which has attracted worldwide attention. All the proceeds are saved in Ryoku University, which also makes it the first in Japan in the field of Western studies and Central Asian studies.
Gulong University adheres to the idea that teaching and educating people comes from the soul, so that every student can experience and realize the valuable spirit of equality, self-improvement, introspection, gratitude and peace in university life. The university was established on the basis of the Millennium Buddhist holy land, but the cultural atmosphere in the university is quite free and open. International students from different countries, teachers and scholars from different countries gather in this big family and enjoy the unique charm brought by academics and traditions. Nationalized management thought and free and independent academic atmosphere enable everyone who comes to Gulong to learn different knowledge and insights. In addition to maintaining the perfect style of combining tradition with modernity, Gulong University has continuously strengthened exchanges and contacts with countries all over the world. There are about 1000 international students from all over the world in this university. There are countless visiting scholars and experts. It is one of the universities with the largest number of academic exchanges and visits by foreign scholars in Kyoto Prefecture.