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