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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Aug 18

@istb-univienna.bsky.social is hiring (again):  
We are offering a six-year PostDoc Position in in the field of Cultural and Intellectual History of Premodern South Asia (Indology)

Details and application: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Deadline: Sept 12, 2025.

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Aug 13

@istb-univienna.bsky.social is hiring:
Job Opportunity (University Assistant – Praedoc) in Pre-modern South Asian Studies (Indology) with Prof. Nina Mirnig, focussing on early Śaiva traditions and Sanskrit epigraphy.

Application: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Deadline: Sept 5, 2025.

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Aug 5

New WSTB publication by Mingyuan Gao:
The Buddhist Concept of Vāsanā. A Genealogical Study.
2025, 314 p.

wstb.univie.ac.at/product/wstb...

The book presents a genealogical study of the Buddhist concept of vāsanā, tracing its diverse origins and exploring the main ideas it conveys in context.

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jul 30

A joint interest in 'Writing about Calamities in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Epidemics, End-of-Life Crises & Climate Disasters in Tibet and South Asia' brought together international scholars, PhD students, early career researchers and seasoned academics for a workshop at @istb-univienna.bsky.social.

The group of participants smiles at the camera after a successful workshop day.

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jul 25

IABS 2025 in Leipzig is coming up soon. Several members of @istb-univienna.bsky.social will be sharing their research there, and look forward to meeting colleagues and friends.

For details of the academic program, please go to conference.uni-leipzig.de/iabs2025/aca...
See you in Leipzig!

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jul 17

The 'Vienna Summer School on the History and Cultures of Asia', co-hosted by @istb-univienna.bsky.social and IKGA, brought together scholars and students in an intensive exploration of epistemology in South Asian philosophical traditions, based on guided readings of Sanskrit texts.

The group of students and teachers after successful completion of the week.

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jul 8

Now available: Reprint of Markus Viehbeck's (@istb-univienna.bsky.social) collected volume "Transcultural Encounters in the Himalayan Borderlands", studying borderland Kalimpong as "Contact Zone":

vajrabookshop.com/product/tran...

Open Acess: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jul 1

Book Launch: "Studies on Indian Philosophy and on Buddhism" by Tilmann Vetter (eds. Lambert Schmidthausen and Jonathan A. Silk)

IKGA and ISTB honored the late Tilmann Vetter, Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden from 1975 until his retirement in 2000, yesterday evening.

A group of people listening to a lecture

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 26

Spot on: "Tilopā’s Two Mahāmudrā Songs: A Comparative Study Including Critical Editions of the Dohākośa Within the Sārārthapañjikā and the Gaṅgāma with Rang byung rdo rje’s Commentary"
(article by Jim Rheingans and Julian Schott, both @istb-univienna.bsky.social)

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join us this on June 26 for a public talk on "Monuments of Modernity: Market-Halls of Colonial India" by Pushkar Sohoni (visiting professor @istb-univienna.bsky.social) who will examine the intersection of politics, science, and social change in colonial urbanism.

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Monuments of Modernity: Market-Halls of Colonial India

Pushkar Sohoni | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ICCR Visiting Professor at the ISTB

stb.univie.ac.at

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 20

@istb-univienna.bsky.social is hiring: We are offering a three-year 50% Postdoc Position in the field of Indology and Himalayan Studies at the ISTB in Vienna. Please circulate this advertisement among qualified candidates.

Closing date for applications: June 26

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 18

Tomorrow, Borayin Maitreya Larios (@istb-univienna.bsky.social) will present on “Embodying the Divine in the Streets of Pune” at the 21st international conference on the culture & society in Maharashtra focusing on “Deha: Invoking The Body” in Heidelberg:

www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/events-at...

Events at SAI - South Asia Institute

www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Nepali translation of the late anthropologist Dr. Hanna Rauber's "Salt and Rice" was recently launched in Kathmandu. Translated by Dr. Alaka Chudal (@istb-univienna.bsky.social) the nuanced portrait of Himalayan cultural landscapes and trade practices reaches a broader Nepali audience.

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join us tomorrow at 5:30 pm for a public talk by Prof. Francesco Sferra @istb-univienna.bsky.social:
"Texts in Context. An Inquiry into the Social and Religious Context in which the Kālacakra Buddhist Tradition originated"

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 10

@istb-univienna.bsky.social is hiring: we are looking for a fulltime organisational assistant!
Closing date for applications: June 26

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Organisa...

Organisationsassistent*in

jobs.univie.ac.at

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 6

A Tibetan typewriter and a historic set of movable Tibetan types

Jo de Baerdemaeker, expert in Tibetan typography, and Élie Roux, technical lead at BDRC, visited @istb-univienna.bsky.social to examine two fascinating items: a 1970s Tibetan typewriter and a historic set of movable Tibetan types.

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 4

Next Wednesday, June 11, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Kiyotaka Yoshimizu (University of Tohoku) will offer a public talk on Paul Hacker's 'Two Accounts of Cosmogony' in the Manusmṛti, Vedic Myth and Preclassical Sāṅkhya Theory of Emanation @istb-univienna.bsky.social:

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · Jun 2

An inaugural workshop recently brought the MANTRAMS team @istb-univienna.bsky.social together with project task forces from Oxford and Tübingen.

"Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia” (MANTRAMS) is funded by an ERC Synergy Grant.
mantrams.univie.ac.at

📸 Prema Goet

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 26

The early days of Tibetan Studies in Europe: some textual and historical considerations regarding I.J. Schmidt (1779–1843) and his German translation of The Wise and the Foolish

Intellectual History Review, 34(3), 653–675. doi.org/10.1080/1749...

by Jim Rheingans (@istb-univienna.bsky.social)

The early days of Tibetan Studies in Europe: some textual and historical considerations regarding I.J. Schmidt (1779–1843) and his German translation of The Wise and the Foolish

The second half of the eighteenth and the nineteenth century saw the beginnings of Tibetan Studies in Europe through first translations, grammars, and dictionaries. Vital for this development was t...

doi.org

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 23

Here’s to the next 50+ years of Tibetology at the University of Vienna!
Many thanks to Prof. em. Ernst Steinkellner, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Prof. Jim Rheingans, Dr. Hildegard Diemberger for their inspiring contributions to the jubilee event @istb-univienna.bsky.social

stb.univie.ac.at/en/

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 21

Time to celebrate: 50+ years of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna

Join us TOMORROW on site @istb-univienna.bsky.social:

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Contributing: Prof. em. Ernst Steinkellner, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Prof. Jim Rheingans, Dr. Hildegard Diemberger

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 19

“Responding to Epidemic Outbreaks in Tibetan Contexts”
Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, Number 77, Mai 2025:
www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/...

Special issue, guest editors Dr. Barbara Gerke (@istb-univienna.bsky.social) William A. McGrath (New York University), Jan van der Valk (@univie.ac.at)

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 14

The Symbol of Ascent in Brahmanical and Christian Discourse

This Friday, May 16, 3-5 p.m., Gavin Flood (Oxford University) will present @istb-univienna.bsky.social as guest of the De Nobili Collection in Vienna.

The talk will be offered in hybrid format:
oeaw-ac-at.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · May 13

The Enchanted World of Bombay Film: Anglo-Indian women and the discourses of stardom

Join us this Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. for a public lecture by Sarah Niazi (University of Leiden) at @istb-univienna.bsky.social

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Reposted by ISTB University of Vienna, Austria

Lucy May Constantini @lucymayconstantini.bsky.social · May 9

I’m giving a talk online for the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies on May 19th. It’s free to register and attend, and will be available later on YouTube if the live time doesn’t work for you. @mantrams.bsky.social @istb-univienna.bsky.social

yso.soas.ac.uk/product/lucy...

Lucy May Constantini – Looking For Things That Are Not Visible: The Inner Body in Motion in a South Indian Martial Art - SOAS YogaStudies Online

Join us in-person at SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies for a special evening with the three Principal Investigators of the MANTRAMS project.

yso.soas.ac.uk

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