INTRODUCTION 1 1. The Development of Higher Education in the Otani Denomination 1 2. The Life of Sasaki Gessho 8 3. Sasaki as a Scholar of Buddhism 12 4. Sasakiʼs Vision of Otani University as Expressed in “Otani Universityʼs Founding Spirit” 14 5. The Text of“Otani Universityʼs Founding Spirit” 17 TRANSLATION- Otani Universityʼs Founding Spirit 18 The History of the University 19 Religion and Education 21 The Difficulties Faced by Our Forerunners 21 The Aspiration of our University 24 The Liberation of Buddhism 26 Academic Tradition 28 The Three Mottos 29 BIBLIOGRAPHY 30