Universität Wien

14.03. South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme - Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet
080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
1. Orientation Period
M1: Introduction to the Degree Programme in "Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet"
140070 VO Introduction to Indology
140136 VO Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
140344 VO Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
2. Group of Required Modules - Fields of Work
M3: Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology
M4: Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M5: Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies
3. Required Module incl. Bachelor's Papers
M18: Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet
4. Alternative Groups of Required Modules
4.1. APMG - First Language
A1: APMG - Sanskrit as First Language
M2a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language I
140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
M6a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language II
M8a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language
140078 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
M12a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit I
M17a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit II
140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
140372 UE Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play
B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language
M2b: Classical Tibetan as First Language I
140068 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
M6b: Classical Tibetan as First Language II
M8b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language
140069 UE Readings in Classical Tibetan I: Biographical material on Dignaga
140158 UE Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students: - Selected passages of rGyal tshab's commentary on the Pamanaviniscaya
M12b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I
M17b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II
140146 UE Selected readings in Sutra-Texts from the Kanjur
C1: APMG - Modern Indian Language as First Language
M2c: Modern Indian Language as First Language I
140365 VO+UE [en] Introduction to Nepali I
140366 UE [en] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
M6c: Modern Indian Language as First Language II
M8c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language
140362 UE [en] Hindi for Advanced Students
140370 UE [en] Readings in Hindi for Beginners
M12c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I
M17c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II
140103 UE [en] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
140108 UE Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts
4.2. APMG - Second Language
A2: APMG - Sanskrit as Second Language
M7a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language I
140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
M11a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language II
B2: APMG - Classical Tibetan as Second Language
M7b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language I
140068 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
M11b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language II
C2: APMG - Modern Indian Language as Second Language
M7c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language I
140365 VO+UE [en] Introduction to Nepali I
140366 UE [en] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
M11c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language II
D2: APMG - Modern Tibetan as Second Language
M7d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language I
140139 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
140140 UE Practice for Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
M11d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language II
5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History
M9: Basics of Cultural History A
100022 VO Lecture course: Modern German Literature
140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
140147 VO The Development of Buddhist Tantra
140155 VO [en] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
140321 VO rGyud bzhi - the four Tantras of Tibetan Medicine
140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film
M10: Basics of Cultural History B
140110 PS The Development of Hindi narrative Prose
140129 PS Indian Goddesses as mirrored by western and indian feminism
140310 PS Princes and "little kings": Political power structures in colonial India
140324 PS Basic questions of Madhyamaka from the point of view of the history of philosophy.
140345 PS Eristic in Buddhism - form and role of religious and philosophical debate in Indian and Tibetan traditions
M13: Culture - Language - Society A
M14: Culture - Language - Society B
6. Group of Elective Modules - Applied Cultural Studies
M15a: Field Trip
M15b: Regional Cultures
140115 UE Modern Cultural History of Nepal
140350 UE [en] Introduction to the Cultural History and Language of Muslims in Modern South Asia
M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language
140078 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language
140069 UE Readings in Classical Tibetan I: Biographical material on Dignaga
140158 UE Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students: - Selected passages of rGyal tshab's commentary on the Pamanaviniscaya
M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language
140362 UE [en] Hindi for Advanced Students
140370 UE [en] Readings in Hindi for Beginners
M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language
140067 UE Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students
140221 UE Readings in Modern Tibetan
B. Master Degree Programmes in Indology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
1. Buddhist Studies
a. Required Modules
M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition
140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia
140148 UE Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
140153 UE Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid
b. Alternative Required Module 3
APM 3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area
140139 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
140140 UE Practice for Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
140365 VO+UE [en] Introduction to Nepali I
140366 UE [en] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area
140053 UE Introduction to Literary Mongolian
140063 UE Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
c. Required Modules
M4: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism I
M5: Culture and History of Buddhism I
M6: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism
d. Alternative Required Module 7
APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism II
140315 SE Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
140327 SE dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II
140149 SE The 84 Mahasiddhas
e. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
140152 KO Colloquium on Buddhist Studies for advances students: - Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatara
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
2. Modern South Asian Culture and Society
a. Required Modules
M1: Modern South Asian Society
140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900
M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia
140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
140350 UE [en] Introduction to the Cultural History and Language of Muslims in Modern South Asia
140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film
M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training
140112 UE The Partition of British India and its Impact on the Current Situation
140115 UE Modern Cultural History of Nepal
M4: Modern South Asian History
M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training
M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions
140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900
b. Alternative Required Modules
APM 5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures
APM 6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area
c. Master-Module
M9: Master's Colloquium
140311 KO Colloquium on Modern South Asian Studies for advanced students
M10: Master's Thesis
M11: Master's Examination
3. Philosophies and Religions of South Asia
a. Required Modules
M1: History and Teachings of a Selected Philosophical-Religious Tradition of South Asia
140315 SE Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
140373 SE Bhasarvajna's Nyayabhusana II
M2: Philosophy and Religion of South Asia, Past and Present
140063 UE Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
M3: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia
140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
M4: Core Issues of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia
M5: Aspects of the History of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia
M6: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia
M7: Philosophy and Religion in the Cultural History of South Asia and Tibet
140091 SE Hastisailamahatmya - The legend of the origin of the Varadarajasvami temple in Kanchi
b. Master-Modules
M8: Master's Colloquium
140126 KO Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
4. Languages and Literatures of South Asia
a. Required Modules
M1: Aspects of Language and Literature in the History of South Asia
140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
140155 VO [en] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres
M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres
140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
140372 UE Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play
M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres
140103 UE [en] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
140108 UE Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts
M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts
M6: Philology and Hermeneutics of Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Texts
M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions
140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900
b. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia
140126 KO Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
5. Tibetology
a. Required Modules
M1: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area
140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
140365 VO+UE [en] Introduction to Nepali I
140366 UE [en] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet
140148 UE Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
140153 UE Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid
M3: Modern Tibetan
140141 UE Modern Tibetan for More Advanced Students
M4: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet
M5: Philosophical-Religous Traditions of Tibet I
M6: Culture and History of Tibet I
b. Alternative Requirede Module
APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet II
140327 SE dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
APM 7b: Culture and History of Tibet II
140149 SE The 84 Mahasiddhas
c. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology
140159 KO Colloquium on Tibetan Studies for advanced students
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
1. Indology
080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
1. Indology
080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
2. Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
D. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)
EC1 South Asian Studies, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M1: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures
M2: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet
M3: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism
EC2 South Asian Studies
140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies
140070 VO Introduction to Indology
140344 VO Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
140155 VO [en] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film
EC3 Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
140136 VO Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
140147 VO The Development of Buddhist Tantra
140321 VO rGyud bzhi - the four Tantras of Tibetan Medicine

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