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

• 140152 KO Colloquium in Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

2. Modern South Asian Culture and Society

a. Required Modules

M1: Modern South Asian Society

• 140105 SE India in the Light of Psychological and Psychoanalytical Texts

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

• 140311 KO Colloquium in 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

• 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

• 140271 KO Philosophy and Religion as Reflected in Sanskrit Literature

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

• 140271 KO Philosophy and Religion as Reflected in Sanskrit Literature

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

• 140153 SE Tibet of Imperial Times - Chronology, Political Structure, Ritual

c. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology

• 140259 KO Colloquium in Tibetan Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination