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"
- 140091 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
- 140094 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
- 140293 UE Upanishadic Discussions - A Contest in Knowledge at the Sacrifice of the Videha Ruler Janaka
B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language
M2b: Classical Tibetan as First Language I
- 140089 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan
- 140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
M6b: Classical Tibetan as First Language II
M8b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language
- 140096 UE Classical Tibetan Readings - Stories from Earlier Lives of the Buddha
- 140158 UE [ bo en ] Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students
M12b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I
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
- 140170 UE [ de en ] Practice for Introduction to Hindi
- 140280 VO+UE [ de en ] Introduction to Hindi I
M6c: Modern Indian Language as First Language II
M8c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language
- 140171 UE [ en ne ] Advanced Nepali Grammar
- 140174 UE [ en ne ] Easy Nepali Readings
M12c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I
M17c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II
- 140103 UE [ en hi ] Marriage and Divorce in Hindi Literature and Cinema
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
- 140089 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan
- 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
- 140170 UE [ de en ] Practice for Introduction to Hindi
- 140280 VO+UE [ de en ] Introduction to Hindi 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
M11d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language II
5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History
M9: Basics of Cultural History A
- 140147 VO Introduction to the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy (Historical and Philosophical)
- 140194 VO [ en ] Religious Approaches to the Problem of Suffering - Western and Asian Perspectives
- 140202 VO [ en ] Scheduled Tribes in India - Changing Perspectives
- 140288 VO The Vedas - A History of Old Indian Literature
M10: Basics of Cultural History B
- 140299 PS The Progressiv Path to Awakening in Tibetan Buddhism
- 140324 PS The Literature of the Legal Texts of the Brahmanic-Orthodox Tradition of India
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 [ en ] Marginalisation, Maoism and the State in Central India
- 140277 UE The Sacred in the Urban Architecture of North India, Nepal and Bhutan
M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language
- 140094 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language
- 140096 UE Classical Tibetan Readings - Stories from Earlier Lives of the Buddha
- 140158 UE [ bo en ] Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students
M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language
- 140171 UE [ en ne ] Advanced Nepali Grammar
- 140174 UE [ en ne ] Easy Nepali Readings
M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language
- 140088 UE Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students
- 140221 UE [ bo en ] Readings in Modern Tibetan
B. Master Degree Programmes in Indology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
1. Buddhist Studies
a. Required Modules
M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition
- 140245 UE Introduction to Classical Literary Mongolian
- 140305 UE From Vada to Epistemology
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia
- 140253 UE Selected Passages on the Topic of Bodhicitta
- 140285 UE [ bo en ] Dharmakirti's Pramanavarttika - Selected Readings from the 2nd Chapter (Anumana)
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
- 140170 UE [ de en ] Practice for Introduction to Hindi
- 140280 VO+UE [ de en ] Introduction to Hindi I
APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area
- 140078 UE The Notions of Pramana and Naya in the Early Commentaries on the Tattvarthasutra - Umasvati and Pujyapada
- 140293 UE Upanishadic Discussions - A Contest in Knowledge at the Sacrifice of the Videha Ruler Janaka
- 140298 UE Introduction to Pali
- 140371 UE [ en ] The General Characteristics of Bhakti - The First Chapter of Rupa Gosvamin's Bhaktirasamrtasindhu
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
- 140200 SE Ashvaghosha's Buddhacarita - From the Hagiography of the Buddha to the Critique of Contemporary Systems of Salvation
APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II
e. Master-Module
M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
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
- 140202 VO [ en ] Scheduled Tribes in India - Changing Perspectives
- 140234 UE Ethnic Movements in South Asia
M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training
- 140115 UE [ en ] Marginalisation, Maoism and the State in Central India
- 140277 UE The Sacred in the Urban Architecture of North India, Nepal and Bhutan
M4: Modern South Asian History
M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training
M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions
- 140185 SE Poetic Traditions of the Bhakti Movement
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
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
- 140373 SE Classical Sankhya
M2: Philosophy and Religion of South Asia, Past and Present
- 140147 VO Introduction to the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy (Historical and Philosophical)
- 140194 VO [ en ] Religious Approaches to the Problem of Suffering - Western and Asian Perspectives
- 140241 UE The Allegory of the Blind Men and the Elephant in the Philosophic-Religious Traditions of South Asia
M3: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia
- 140078 UE The Notions of Pramana and Naya in the Early Commentaries on the Tattvarthasutra - Umasvati and Pujyapada
- 140293 UE Upanishadic Discussions - A Contest in Knowledge at the Sacrifice of the Videha Ruler Janaka
- 140371 UE [ en ] The General Characteristics of Bhakti - The First Chapter of Rupa Gosvamin's Bhaktirasamrtasindhu
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
- 140185 SE Poetic Traditions of the Bhakti Movement
- 140200 SE Ashvaghosha's Buddhacarita - From the Hagiography of the Buddha to the Critique of Contemporary Systems of Salvation
b. Master-Modules
M8: Master's Colloquium
M9: Master's Thesis
M10: Master's Examination
4. Languages and Literatures of South Asia
- 160095 VO Historical grammar of Vedic
a. Required Modules
M1: Aspects of Language and Literature in the History of South Asia
- 140131 VO The Family of the Indo-Iranian Languages - Diversity and Common Heritage
- 140288 VO The Vedas - A History of Old Indian Literature
M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres
- 140293 UE Upanishadic Discussions - A Contest in Knowledge at the Sacrifice of the Videha Ruler Janaka
M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres
- 140298 UE Introduction to Pali
M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres
- 140103 UE [ en hi ] Marriage and Divorce in Hindi Literature and Cinema
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
- 140185 SE Poetic Traditions of the Bhakti Movement
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
- 140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
- 140170 UE [ de en ] Practice for Introduction to Hindi
- 140280 VO+UE [ de en ] Introduction to Hindi I
- 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet
- 140253 UE Selected Passages on the Topic of Bodhicitta
- 140285 UE [ bo en ] Dharmakirti's Pramanavarttika - Selected Readings from the 2nd Chapter (Anumana)
M3: Modern Tibetan
- 140141 UE [ bo en ] Modern Tibetan Focussing on Grammar and the Competence to Communicate I
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
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
M2: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet
M3: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism
CSP2 South Asian Studies
M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies
- 140091 VO Introduction to Indology
- 140344 VO Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
- 140202 VO [ en ] Scheduled Tribes in India - Changing Perspectives
- 140288 VO The Vedas - A History of Old Indian Literature
CSP3 Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
M2: Basics of Cultural History
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