A special Online-Event with presentations by international guest lectures
Denis Barát Lecture about “India at the time of the Buddha: the culture of Greater Magadha”
Denis Barát studied Indian and Tibetan studies at the Charles University in Prague, and spent one year at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute. In his academic life he has focused on Indian Buddhism and narrative literature. Currently, he teaches ancient Indian history at the Masaryk University in Brno.
Dr. Julian Schott Lecture about “The three Dharmacakras – A brief overview of contexts and relates doctrines”
Dr. Julian Schott studied Indology, Philosophy and Religious Studies in Göttingen, Pune and Hamburg. During his bachelor and master studies (2014), he studied classical Tibetan in a part-time program for six years. He wrote his dissertation at the Center for the Study of Manuscript Culture (CSMC) in Hamburg and published it in 2019.
After having taught for one term each Sanscrit and classical Tibetan in the University of Sydney and the Rangjung Yeshe Institute, he returned to Hamburg in 2020 and is now at the Institute for South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna since 2023.
His general expertise lies in the indo-Tibetan tantric with focus on primary Buddhist Snskrit sources (manuscript studies) and Tibetan translation literature.
Besides, Julian is involved in field of contemplative sciences.
Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche will give a concluding summary of the topics at the end.
Prerequisites for participation
No previous knowledge is required, everyone is welcome!