Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Philology and Methods

• 140245 UE "Empti[ness] of Other" (gzhan stong) in the Karma bKa 'brgyud Tradition
• 140305 UE Gos Lo tsa ba gZhon nu dpal's Mahamudra Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga

M2: Textual Hermeneutics

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area of Buddhism

• 140078 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
• 140140 UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I - Additional Practice
• 140257 UE Introduction to Hindi I - additional practice (parallel course)
• 140280 VO+UE Introduction to Hindi I
• 140366 UE Introduction to Hindi I - additional practice

APM3b: Advanced Philology

• 140082 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
• 140098 UE Selected Puranic Texts on Forest Hermits and Renouncers
• 140107 UE [ en ] Practice and theory of Sanskrit verses: the twelve most used metrical structures
• 140130 UE Introduction to scientific Sanskrit literature: Bhagavadgita with commentaries
• 140225 UE Introduction to Classical Chinese - The Lotus-Sutra
• 140243 UE Candrakirtis Madhyamakavatarabhasya: Philological Problems
• 140371 UE Concepts of the soul in Shaiva Tantra: a reading of Kiranatantra 1-3

c. Required Modules

M4: Special Lecture on Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M5: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism I

M6: Literature, History, and Culture of Tibet and Buddhism

M7: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism II

• 140287 SE [ en ] Selected readings from the Mi-dbang rtogs-brjod
• 140311 SE The self understanding of Buddhist philosophy. - Selected passages from Kamalasila's Tattvasamgrahapanjika

d. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

• 140085 SE PhD Seminar in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
• 140259 KO [ en ] Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M10: Master's Examination in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies