Doho University
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is a private university
in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
, Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1826, and it was chartered as a 1959. It includes the Nagoya College of Music
(名古屋音楽大学, Nagoya Ongaku Daigaku), also known locally as Meion (名音). The university is affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū
(浄土真宗, "True Pure Land School") of Buddhism
.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan.-History:Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.The modern ward was officially established on .-Places:Nagoya Station is in the ward's Meieki district...
, Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1826, and it was chartered as a 1959. It includes the Nagoya College of Music
Nagoya College of Music
is a private university at Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The school was founded as a junior college in 1965 and became a four-year college in 1976. The school is also known locally as Meion . It is part of Doho University.-External links:*...
(名古屋音楽大学, Nagoya Ongaku Daigaku), also known locally as Meion (名音). The university is affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū
Jodo Shinshu
, also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.-Shinran :...
(浄土真宗, "True Pure Land School") of Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
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