Tue. 18. 07. 2023
18:15 Hrs. (CEST Germany)
Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

Wie Götter heiraten: Tempelrituale im südindischen Hinduismus

Prof. Dr. Ute Hüsken (Heidelberg University)

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Tue. 18. 07. 2023
09:15- 10:45 Hrs. (CEST Germany)

▍ Late Qing Print Media in the Making of a Himalayan Borderland (1860-1912)

Ayushman Baruah (Department of History, University of Toronto, St. George Campus)

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Fri. 14. 07. 2023
09:15- 10:45 Hrs. (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ A New Online Tool for the Production of Critical Scholarly Editions

Dr. Rafal Felbur (Heidelberg University)

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Fri. 23. 06. 2023
09:15- 10:45 Hrs. (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ National Mission for Manuscripts: Present, Past and Future

Dr. Anirban Dash (Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi)

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Fri. 16. 06. 2023
10:00- 11:30 Hrs. (CEST Germany)
01:30-03:00 pm (IST India)
05:00-06:30 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Digital Epigraphy in the Project DHARMA

Annette Schmiedchen (Humboldt University, Berlin) | Dániel Balogh (Humboldt University, Berlin)

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Mon. 16^th January, 2023
16:15-17:45 Hrs

Guest Lecture

▍ Natural versus Unnatural Death Debates: The Case of Sallekhanā and VSED Compared

Prof. Claire Maes
Asian Orient Institute, Indology Department, University of Tübingen

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Fr. 13^th Jan., 2023
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CET Germany)
01:45-03:15 pm (IST India)
5:15-6:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Documenting and Editing Inscriptions from the Kathmandu Valley and Beyond

Manik Bajracharya & Rajan Khatiwoda
(Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)

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Fr. 09^th Dec., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CET Germany)
01:45-03:15 pm (IST India)
5:15-6:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ When Dealing with a Hundred Pāli Manuscripts: Editing Subhasutta of the Dīghanikāya

Dr. Bunchird Chaowarithreonglith
(Dhammachai Tipiṭaka Project, DCI Center for Buddhist Studies, Ayutthaya)

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Fr. 25^th Nov., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CET Germany)
01:45-03:15 pm (IST India)
5:15-6:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Two Sets of Digital Tools for the Study of Chinese Buddhist Texts

Prof. Michael Radich
(Professor of Buddhist Studies, HCTS, Heidelberg University)

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Wed, 26^th October, 2022
10.00 - 11.00 Hrs

Foyer, 2nd floor (CATS)

▍ Welcome Breakfast

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19.10. - 26.10.2022

A New Passage to India: | Exploring Cultures of Learning in India and Germany

▍ Vedic etymology and the Nirukta of Yāska

Dr. Sukumar Chattopadhyay
(Banaras Hindu University, India)

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Fr. 29^th Jul., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Editing the Śivadharma Corpus

Florinda de Simini (Università di Napoli L’Orientale) Dominic Goodall (EFEO, Pondicherry) Csaba Kiss (Università di Napoli L’Orientale) Kengo Harimoto (Università di Napoli L’Orientale)

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Thu. 21^st Jul., 2022
14:15-15:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (SoSe 2022) | Colloquium (Summer Semester 2022)

▍ The Recreation of Citrakāvya in Tamil

Dr. Victor D'Avella
(University of Oxford)

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Fr. 15^th Jul., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Palm-leaf Manuscripts in Southeast Asia: Demonstration of Creating a Database of Pāli Tipitaka (Survey, Digitization and Transcription)

Dr. Suchada Srisetthaworakul
(Mahidol University)

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Fr. 24^th Jun., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Jam Today: Managing Large Manuscript Traditions with Digital Humanities Tools

Prof. Dr. Dominik Wujastyk
(University of Alberta)

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Fr. 10^th Jun., 2022
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Otani University Collection Buddhist Manuscript Research Project, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Presentation of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute

Dr. Borayin Larios
(University of Vienna)

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Wed, 27^th April, 2022
10.00 - 11.00 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

Foyer, 2nd floor (CATS)

▍ Welcome Breakfast

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Tue. 8^th Feb., 2022
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍As you said, as I said, as he said - Three mythological interpretations of Viṣṇu Yathoktakārī and the river Vegavati in Kanchipuram

Malini Ambach
(PhD Candidate)

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Tue. 1^st Feb., 2022
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ The ‘Cosmic Mother’ And Nation-Making: Female Gurus And Charismatic Authority In Late Colonial South Asia

Arkamitra Ghatak
(PhD Candidate)

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Mon. 31^st Jan., 2022
18:00-19:45 Hrs.

SAI Presentation (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ Myth Eating the Feast: The Problem of Mythical Appropriation of Harvest Festival in India and its Ecological Alternatives

Dr. Brahma Prakash
(Baden-Württemberg Fellow)

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Tue. 18^th Jan., 2022
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ From Uncanny to a Manufactured Hiatus: Who is Goddess Mariamman During the World Pandemic?

Sona Prabhakaran
(PhD Candidate)

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Tue. 14^th Dec., 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ About Bādhas: A few remarks on suspension in Mīmāṃsā

Meera Sridhara
(BA Student)

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Mo. 13^th Dec., 2021
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CET Germany)
01:45-03:15 pm (IST India)
5:15-6:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Manuscript Heritage of Odisha

Dr. Mamata Mishra
(Prof. K.V. Sarma Research Foundation, Chennai)

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Tue. 30^th Nov., 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ Terror and Grace: Saturn Worship in India Across the Ages

Dr. Ofer Peres
(Minerva Fellow)

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Mo. 22^nd Nov., 2021
09:00-10:30 Hrs (CET Germany)
01:30-03:00 pm (IST India)
5:00-6:30 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Digitizing Manuscripts and Archival Sources: Three Corpora from North India

Prof. Dr. Monika Boehm-Tettelbach
(Heidelberg University)

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Sat. - Sun., 13 - 14 Nov. 2021

Heidelberg Indology Doctoral Symposium (HeiIDS)

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Mo. 08^th Nov., 2021
07:15-8:45 am (CET, USA Eastern)
13:15-14:45 Hrs (CET Germany)
05:45-07:15 pm (IST India)
09:15-10:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Advanced Technologies for Imaging and Preservation of Ancient Palm-leaf Manuscripts

P. R. Mukund, Ph.D.
(Professor of Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology)

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Tue. 26^th Oct., 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs.

Abteilungskolloquium (WiSe 2021/22) | Colloquium (Winter Semester 2021/22)

▍ ‘Secret lamas’ of the Soviet era and their female ‘lineage holders’: Gender dynamics in Kalmyk Buddhism since late socialism

Dr. Valeria Gazizova
(DAAD PRIME Fellow)

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Mo. 25^th Oct., 2021
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST Germany)
12:45-02:15 pm (IST India)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST Japan)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ New Catalogus Catalogorum : An Overview

Prof. Dr. Siniruddha Dash
(University of Madras)

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Monday, 18^th October, 2021
10.00 - 11.00 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

SAI Seminar Room 3 (010.01.03), 1st floor (CATS)

▍ Welcome Breakfast

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▍ Welcome to:

━ Dr. Valeria Gazizova (DAAD PRIME Fellow)

━ Dr. Ofer Peres (Minerva Fellow)

Fri. - Sat., 12 - 13 Nov. 2021

Venue: Details to be announced

Heidelberg Indology Doctoral Symposium (HeiIDS)

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It is a pleasure to invite you to the first Heidelberg Indology Doctoral Symposium (HeiIDS). The symposium is organised by the students of the department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology), South Asia Institute, and will take place in Heidelberg on November 12-13, 2021 in a hybrid format if the situation allows it.

SUBMISSION-OF-ABSTRACTS

The deadline to submit an abstracts is August 16, 2021. Please submit your abstract (max 500 words) and a brief bio (max 100 words) on the following link: https://forms.gle/diHaHGTm3U3kVTD78

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Fr. 16^th July, 2021
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Digital edition of the Nyāyabhāṣya

PD Dr. Phillip A. Maas
(Leipzig University)

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Fr. 9^th July, 2021
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ The Research Environment for Ancient Documents: A Digital Toolbox for Editing Indic Texts

Dr. Stefan BAUMS and Stephen WHITE M.Sc.
(Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities)

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Fr. 2^nd July, 2021
09:15-10:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)
4:15-5:45 pm (JST)

Joint Research Group: Manuscriptology and Digital Humanities
Co-organized with Digital Archive Section, Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, Otani University, Kyoto

▍ Southeast Asian Buddhist Manuscripts: With a Special Reference to the Palm-leaf Manuscripts at Otani University

Prof. Dr. Shobha Rani Dash
(Otani University, Kyoto)
Dr. Suchada Srisetthaworakul
(Digital Archive Section, Otani University, Kyoto; Center for the Study of Ancient Manuscripts, Thailand)

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Tue. 22^nd June, 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

Abteilungskolloquium (SoSe 2021) | Colloquium (Summer Semester 2021)
[Co-organized with the Chair for Buddhist Studies, HCTS]

▍ The Rise of Buddhist Islamophobia: Formations and Explanations

Prof. Dr. Iselin Frydenlund
(MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo)

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Tue. 1^st June, 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

Abteilungskolloquium (SoSe 2021) | Colloquium (Summer Semester 2021)

▍ The Holy Garbage of the Temple and the Idea of Holiness

Dr. Hillel Mali
(NYU School of Law)

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Tue. 18^th May, 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

Abteilungskolloquium (SoSe 2021) | Colloquium (Summer Semester 2021)

▍ Religious Girls' Education in Colonial Sri Lanka: Creating Motherhood and Womanhood

Jessica Albrecht
(PhD Candidate, Dept. of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology, Heidelberg University)

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Tue. 11^th May, 2021
16:15-17:45 Hrs (CEST/UTC+2h)

Abteilungskolloquium (SoSe 2021) | Colloquium (Summer Semester 2021)

▍ Jurisprudence and Geography in the Making of Hindu Majoritarianism: The Cases of Ayodhya and Banaras

Prof. Dr. Knut A. JACOBSEN
(University of Bergen)
Dr. Vera LAZZARETTI
(Heidelberg University)

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