International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies
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International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies (国際仏教学大学院大学, Kokusai bukkyō-gaku daigaku-in daigaku) is a private university (for graduate studies) in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1995, and formally opened on April 1, 1996. The university offers only one specialized program, a Ph.D. program in Buddhism, and only 20 students are enrolled into the program. This Ph.D. program prepares the Buddhist scholars to work and practice in the international scene with other Buddhists from across the globe. The college is well known throughout the country, and with its high-level of quality education it is amongst the best and most prestigious in Japan, as well as the world.
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