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Read more about event The impact of the Thunderbolt II: Reading in and around Kamalaśīla’s commentary on the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā
Mo 18.08. 5 days
The impact of the Thunderbolt II: Reading in and around Kamalaśīla’s commentary on the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā
International workshop
Read more about event From universals to ontological non-dualism. Reading Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya 3.1.19–33
Mo 15.09. 3 days
From universals to ontological non-dualism. Reading Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya 3.1.19–33
International source reading workshop
Read more about event Oka Masao, a ‘missing link’ in anthropological and folklore studies: Bridging academic cultures in pre-war fascism and post-war democracy, in Japan and Europe
Tu 23.09.
Oka Masao, a ‘missing link’ in anthropological and folklore studies: Bridging academic cultures in pre-war fascism and post-war democracy, in Japan and Europe
International workshop on Japanese and social anthropological studies

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Read more about event Postdoc opening: Tibetan Buddhist scholastic traditions
30.07.2025
Postdoc opening: Tibetan Buddhist scholastic traditions
The IKGA is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for its ERC TibSchol project, focusing on the history and/or philosophy of scholastic traditions in Tibetan Buddhism. The position starts November 1, 2025, or shortly thereafter.
Read more about event Vitus Angermeier neu am IKGA
18.05.2025
Vitus Angermeier neu am IKGA
Seit Mai 2025 ist Vitus Angermeier neues Team-Mitglied am IKGA und zusätzlich auch affiliiertes Mitglied im Cluster of Excellence „EurAsian Transformations”. Sein aktuelles Forschungsprojekt beschäftigt sich mit „Epidemien und Krisenmanagement im vormodernen Südasien”.
Read more about event Nina Mirnig Professorin an der Universität Wien
01.05.2025
Nina Mirnig Professorin an der Universität Wien
Nina Mirnig hat das Institut im Mai 2025 verlassen, um eine Stelle als Professorin für Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte des vormodernen Südasien am Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde der Universität Wien anzutreten. Wir gratulieren herzlich!
Read more about event Michael Ium (1984–2025)
11.04.2025
Michael Ium (1984–2025)

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Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens

Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens

Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens

Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens

Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens

Events

The impact of the Thunderbolt II: Reading in and around Kamalaśīla’s commentary on the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā

From universals to ontological non-dualism. Reading Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya 3.1.19–33

Oka Masao, a ‘missing link’ in anthropological and folklore studies: Bridging academic cultures in pre-war fascism and post-war democracy, in Japan and Europe

News

Postdoc opening: Tibetan Buddhist scholastic traditions

Vitus Angermeier neu am IKGA

Nina Mirnig Professorin an der Universität Wien

Michael Ium (1984–2025)

IKGA colloquium

New publications

Domain Shinto in Tokugawa Japan

Korea, Japan, and the Vienna School of Ethnology

Tilmann Vetter: Studies on Indian philosophy and on Buddhism

Tattvārthā: Sthiramati's Abhidharmakośaṭīkā, Chapter 1, Part I : Diplomatically edited

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