B. Master Degree Programmes in Indology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

• 080051 SE 10 ECTS Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
  Klimburg-Salter
• 080198 AG 5 ECTS Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
  Klimburg-Salter

1. Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition

• 140130 UE 5 ECTS Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
  MacDonald, We 14:45-16:15 (14×)

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia

• 140148 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
  Bethlenfalvy, Tu 16:00-17:30 (13×)
• 140153 UE 5 ECTS Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid
  Tauscher

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM 3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area

• 140139 VO+UE 10 ECTS Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
  Geisler, Mo 08:15-09:45 (12×), Th 08:15-09:45 (15×)
• 140140 UE 5 ECTS Practice for Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
  Draszczyk, Tu 09:15-10:45 (13×)
• 140365 VO+UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
  Chudal, Mo 10:00-11:30 (12×), Tu 09:15-10:45 (13×)
• 140366 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
  Chudal, We 09:15-10:45 (14×)

APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area

• 140053 UE 5 ECTS Introduction to Literary Mongolian
  Laine, We 10:30-12:00 (14×)
• 140063 UE 5 ECTS Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
  Kellner, Tu 17:00-19:00 (10×)
• 140134 UE 5 ECTS The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
  Werba, We 17:15-18:45 (14×)
• 140371 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
  Preisendanz, Tu 10:15-11:45 (13×)

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 10 ECTS Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
  Krasser, Th 17:30-19:00 (15×)
• 140327 SE 10 ECTS dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
  Tauscher

APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II

• 140149 SE 10 ECTS The 84 Mahasiddhas
  Bethlenfalvy, We 13:00-14:30 (14×)

e. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies

• 140152 KO 5 ECTS Colloquium on Buddhist Studies for advances students: - Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatara
  Krasser

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 10 ECTS Journalism in India around 1900
  Frese, Tu 16:15-17:45 (13×)

M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia

• 140317 VO 5 ECTS History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
  Frese, We 18:00-19:30 (14×)
• 140350 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to the Cultural History and Language of Muslims in Modern South Asia
  Hasnain, Th 15:15-16:45 (15×)
• 140378 VO 5 ECTS Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film
  Tieber, Th 13:30-15:00 (14×)

M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training

• 140112 UE 5 ECTS The Partition of British India and its Impact on the Current Situation
  Hartnack, Mo 12:00-13:30 (12×)
• 140115 UE 5 ECTS Modern Cultural History of Nepal
  Buß, We 13:00-14:30 (14×)

M4: Modern South Asian History

M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training

M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions

• 140322 SE 10 ECTS Journalism in India around 1900
  Frese, Tu 16:15-17:45 (13×)

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 5 ECTS Colloquium on Modern South Asian Studies for advanced students
  Frese, Tu 12:15-13:45 (13×)

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 10 ECTS Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
  Krasser, Th 17:30-19:00 (15×)
• 140373 SE 10 ECTS Bhasarvajna's Nyayabhusana II
  Preisendanz, Th 12:00-13:30 (15×)

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

• 140063 UE 5 ECTS Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
  Kellner, Tu 17:00-19:00 (10×)
• 140374 VO 5 ECTS Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
  Rastegar, Fr 11:00-12:30 (15×)

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

• 140130 UE 5 ECTS Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
  MacDonald, We 14:45-16:15 (14×)
• 140371 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
  Preisendanz, Tu 10:15-11:45 (13×)

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 10 ECTS Hastisailamahatmya - The legend of the origin of the Varadarajasvami temple in Kanchi
  Rastelli, Fr 16:00-18:00 (11×)

b. Master-Modules

M8: Master's Colloquium

• 140126 KO 5 ECTS Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students
  Preisendanz

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 5 ECTS Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
  Werba, We 11:00-12:30 (14×)
• 140155 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
  Wujastyk, Tu 12:45-14:15 (13×)

M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres

M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140130 UE 5 ECTS Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
  MacDonald, We 14:45-16:15 (14×)
• 140134 UE 5 ECTS The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
  Werba, We 17:15-18:45 (14×)
• 140371 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
  Preisendanz, Tu 10:15-11:45 (13×)
• 140372 UE 5 ECTS Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play
  Trikha, Mo 14:00-16:00 (12×)

M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140103 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
  Chudal, Mo 14:00-15:30 (12×)
• 140108 UE 5 ECTS Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts
  Liu, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)

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 10 ECTS Journalism in India around 1900
  Frese, Tu 16:15-17:45 (13×)

b. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia

• 140126 KO 5 ECTS Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students
  Preisendanz

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 5 ECTS Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
  Leitan, Tu 14:15-15:45 (13×)
• 140365 VO+UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
  Chudal, Mo 10:00-11:30 (12×), Tu 09:15-10:45 (13×)
• 140366 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
  Chudal, We 09:15-10:45 (14×)
• 140376 VO+UE 10 ECTS Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
  Schmücker, Mo 15:15-16:45 (12×), Th 11:45-13:15 (15×)

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet

• 140148 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
  Bethlenfalvy, Tu 16:00-17:30 (13×)
• 140153 UE 5 ECTS Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid
  Tauscher

M3: Modern Tibetan

• 140141 UE 5 ECTS Modern Tibetan for More Advanced Students
  Draszczyk, Tu 11:00-12:30 (13×)

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 10 ECTS dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
  Tauscher

APM 7b: Culture and History of Tibet II

• 140149 SE 10 ECTS The 84 Mahasiddhas
  Bethlenfalvy, We 13:00-14:30 (14×)

c. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology

• 140159 KO 5 ECTS Colloquium on Tibetan Studies for advanced students
  Bethlenfalvy

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination