14.03. South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
A. Bachelor Degree Programme - Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet
1. Orientation Period
M1: Introduction to the Degree Programme in "Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet"
2. Group of Required Modules - Fields of Work
M3: Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology
- 140021 PS Mahabharata and Ramayana - Introduction to the Sanskrit Epics and Epic Studies
- 140112 PS Immortality in the Religious Traditions of India
M4: Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
- 140103 PS Theory and Methods of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
- 140106 PS An Overview of the Religious Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism
M5: Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies
- 140096 PS Colonial Discourse and Colonial Praxis in the case of Sati
- 140115 PS Cultural Transfer, Globalisation and Diaspora in Modern South Asian Studies
3. Required Module incl. Bachelor's Papers
M18: Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet
- 140022 BA Analysis of Selected Films from India and Nepal - Philological Approaches
- 140091 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
- 140141 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
- 140339 BA Analysis of Selected Films from India and Nepal - Cultural Studies
- 140528 BA Buddhist Models of Reality - Analysis and Interpretation
- 140529 BA Buddhist Models of Reality - Selected Readings
4. Alternative Groups of Required Modules
4.1. APMG - First Language
A1: APMG - Sanskrit as First Language
M2a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language I
M6a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language II
- 140090 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II
M8a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language
M12a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit I
- 140173 UE Rigvedic 'Hymns' to Agni, the God of the (Ritual) Fire - Old Vedic Poetry and Grammar
- 140484 UE Urubhanga - Readings and Literary Background of a Sanskrit Play
M17a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit II
B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language
M2b: Classical Tibetan as First Language I
M6b: Classical Tibetan as First Language II
- 140094 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II
M8b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language
M12b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I
- 140105 UE [ bo en ] Elucidation of the Intention of the Muni - Sa skya Pandita's Treatise on the Practice and Theory of the Bodhisattva's Path
- 140506 UE Historiographical Accounts of Eminent Buddhist Scholars
- 140508 UE [ bo en ] The 21 Praises of Tara
M17b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II
C1: APMG - Modern Indian Language as First Language
M2c: Modern Indian Language as First Language I
M6c: Modern Indian Language as First Language II
- 140116 SAK Introduction to Nepali II
M8c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language
M12c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I
- 140130 UE [ en hi ] Hindi Conversation
- 140148 UE [ en hi ] Hinglish and its Use in Hindi Blogs
M17c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II
4.2. APMG - Second Language
A2: APMG - Sanskrit as Second Language
M7a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language I
M11a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language II
- 140090 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II
B2: APMG - Classical Tibetan as Second Language
M7b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language I
M11b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language II
- 140094 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II
C2: APMG - Modern Indian Language as Second Language
M7c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language I
M11c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language II
- 140116 SAK Introduction to Nepali II
D2: APMG - Modern Tibetan as Second Language
M7d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language I
M11d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language II
- 140350 SAK Introduction to Modern Tibetan II
5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History
M9: Basics of Cultural History A
M10: Basics of Cultural History B
M13: Culture - Language - Society A
- 140020 VO [ en ] Religion and Politics among Uygurs and Tibetans During the Yuan Period
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
- 140122 VO From Non-Alignment to Nuclear Power: Foreign Affairs of Independent India
- 140147 VO Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
- 140149 VO Tibetan Medicine - Historical and Ethnomedical Perspectives
M14: Culture - Language - Society B
- 140075 PS Selected Chapters of the Explanatory Tantra of the rGyud bzhi
- 140169 PS [ en ] Theory of Rasa. Aesthetics in Religious Practice in Precolonial India
- 140483 PS [ en ] Concepts of the Human Being in Early Ayurveda - Birth, Identity and Liberation
6. Group of Elective Modules - Applied Cultural Studies
M15a: Field Trip
M15b: Regional Cultures
M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language
M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language
M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language
M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language
B. Master Degree Programmes in Indology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
1. Buddhist Studies
a. Required Modules
M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia
b. Alternative Required Module 3
APM 3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area
APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area
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
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
d. Alternative Required Module 7
APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism II
APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II
e. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
- 140120 KO [ en ] Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
- 140504 KO On Autographs and Ur-Texts - A Foray into Buddhist Literature II
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
2. Modern South Asian Culture and Society
a. Required Modules
M1: Modern South Asian Society
M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia
M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training
M4: Modern South Asian History
- 140343 SE Ritual and Politics in Nepal
M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training
- 140119 UE [ en hi ] Hindi in the Press
- 140126 UE [ en hi ] Dalits in Modern Hindi Prose
M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions
b. Alternative Required Modules
APM 5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures
- 140101 UE [ en ] Cultural History of Muslims in India
- 140122 VO From Non-Alignment to Nuclear Power: Foreign Affairs of Independent India
APM 6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area
c. Master-Module
M9: Master's Colloquium
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
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
- 140540 SE Paralokasiddhi - The Proof of a Further Existence according to the Carakasamhita and the Epistemology of Early Ayurveda
M5: Aspects of the History of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
- 140147 VO Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
- 140543 UE Yoga and Asceticism in Classical Kavya Literature
- 180064 VO-L Ways of of thinking of Indien philosophy
M6: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia
- 140023 UE The Epistemology of Nyaya according to the Nyayasutra and the Nyayabhashya - Characterisation and Number of the Means of Knowledge
- 140173 UE Rigvedic 'Hymns' to Agni, the God of the (Ritual) Fire - Old Vedic Poetry and Grammar
- 140539 UE [ de en ] Mandalas - Construction, Usage and What they tell us about a tradition
M7: Philosophy and Religion in the Cultural History of South Asia and Tibet
b. Master-Modules
M8: Master's Colloquium
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
M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres
- 140173 UE Rigvedic 'Hymns' to Agni, the God of the (Ritual) Fire - Old Vedic Poetry and Grammar
M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres
M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres
- 140119 UE [ en hi ] Hindi in the Press
- 140126 UE [ en hi ] Dalits in Modern Hindi Prose
M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts
M6: Philology and Hermeneutics of Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Texts
- 140175 SE To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions
b. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
5. Tibetology
a. Required Modules
M1: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet
M3: Modern Tibetan
- 140019 UE [ bo en ] Modern Tibetan Focussing on Grammar and the Competence to Communicate II
M4: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet
M5: Philosophical-Religous Traditions of Tibet I
- 140095 SE [ en ] Readings in the Lam rim chen mo of Tsong kha pa
M6: Culture and History of Tibet I
- 140172 SE The Biography of Rin chen bzang po
b. Alternative Requirede Module
APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet II
APM 7b: Culture and History of Tibet II
c. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
1. Indology
1. Indology
2. Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
D. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)
CSP1 South Asian Studies, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M1: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures
- 140122 VO From Non-Alignment to Nuclear Power: Foreign Affairs of Independent India
- 140147 VO Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
M2: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet
- 140020 VO [ en ] Religion and Politics among Uygurs and Tibetans During the Yuan Period
- 140149 VO Tibetan Medicine - Historical and Ethnomedical Perspectives
M3: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
CSP2 South Asian Studies
M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
CSP3 Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
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