Monthly Archives: April 2014

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Sanskrit (2ys) Position at Leiden University

Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime University Lectureship in Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia. Research specialization is open. Teaching will include Sanskrit courses and courses on premodern cultures and literatures of South Asia.

This is a temporary replacement position, and appointment will be fixed-term from August 2014 through August 2016.

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Helmut Krasser, the Rebel Sanskritist —UPDATED

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Photo by Birgit Kellner

I met Helmut Krasser during my Erasmus year in Vienna, back in the Nineties. We sat together (meaning that he, Horst Lasic and Ernst Steinkellner prepared and led the meetings whereas I and other people tried to follow and to add minor points from time to time) at the Academy, reading Jinendrabuddhi’s commentary on Dignāga’s Pramāṇasamuccaya.