140154 SE Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatarabhasya (2018S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 01.02.2018 08:00 to We 28.02.2018 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2018 23:59
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max. 36 participants
Language: German, English
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Freitag, 10:00-11:30, ab 2.3. Ort: IKGA, Hollandstraße 11-13, 2. Stock, Zi. 2.25
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The class is prüfungsimmanent. Regular attendance is expected.
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MATB5
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34
The Madhyamakāvatāra and its bhāṣya were accessible for centuries only in Tibetan translation. One Sanskrit manuscript of the Madhyakamāvatārabhāṣya (the Madhyamakāvatāra’s verses are embedded in it) has, however, been discovered. It is being investigated under the “General Agree-ment” of cooperation between the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA) in Vienna and the China Tibetology Research Center in Beijing.
The Madhyamakāvatāra and its commentary’s chapters are structured to accord with the “grounds” or “levels” (bhūmi) of awakening as presented in the Daśabhūmikasūtra. The Madhyamakāvatāra and its commentary’s chapters are structured to accord with the “grounds” or “levels” (bhūmi) of awakening as presented in the Daśabhūmikasūtra. The class will examine the first and second chapters, which deal with the first and second levels. The focus and goal of the class will be the editing and translation of the Sanskrit text of these chapters in the new Madhyakamāvatārabhāṣya manuscript. Participants will become acquainted with philological-historical methods and editorial techniques and are encouraged to participate in discussions led by the main editors at the IKGA concerning both the chapter’s content and the editorial challenges the manuscript presents.