a. Required Modules

M1: History and Teachings of a Selected Philosophical-Religious Tradition of South Asia

M2: Philosophy and Religion of South Asia, Past and Present

M3: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

M4: Core Issues of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140031 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Cultural-Historical Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140092 SE The Role of the Lankavatarasutra in the Hermeneutical Traditions of Mahayana Buddhism
• 140165 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Philological Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140540 SE The Senses, their Nature and Function in Indian Philosophy

M5: Aspects of the History of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140100 VO The Yogacara Doctrine in the Five Works of Maitreya
• 140147 VO Religious Reform Movements in South India
• 140159 VO Ritual and Myth in the Central and Eastern Himalayas
• 140543 UE The Way to Liberation in Kashmir Shaivism according to Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka

M6: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

• 140167 UE Yamunacaraya's Atmasiddhi
• 140173 UE Mantra and Brahmana - How Vedic Brahmins interpret Rc Stanzas and Yajus Formulas
• 140539 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary III

M7: Philosophy and Religion in the Cultural History of South Asia and Tibet