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DK award for an outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit (and happy New Year)

The DK award for the outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit, for theses submitted in the period 2012-2014, is for a scholar who is based outside South Asia.

The deadline is 31st January 2015.

Please see the details in the website of the IASS for the conditions and the list of previous awardees:

http://www.sanskritassociation.org (click on the Publications/DK Award button on the top)

Or: go directly to:

http://www.sanskritassociation.org/dk-award.php

Thus, if you have defended your PhDthesis based on Sanskrit sources in the last two years, be sure to submit it.

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Post-Doc fellowships in Buddhist Studies (and Merry Christmas!)

UC Berkeley Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies, 2015-2016

With the generous support of the Shinnyo‑en Foundation, the Program in Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral research-teaching fellowship. The term of the appointment is July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.

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Award of the Khyentse Foundation for PhD thesis in Buddhist Studies

December 31 Deadline to Nominate Candidates for

Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies

In July of 2014, Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the study and practice of Buddhism, announced the establishment of its Award for Outstanding Dissertations in Buddhist Studies. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2014. The award will be presented to the best PhD dissertation in the field of Buddhist Studies written in Europe, including the UK, that was published during the previous two academic years. The dissertation must be based on original research in the relevant primary language, and it should significantly advance understanding of the subject or Buddhist scriptures studied.

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PhD on Religion in Mumbai

The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university with more than 14,000 students and close to 3,500 employees at six faculties. The university is located in the heart of Bergen. Our main contribution to society is excellent basic research and education across a wide range of disciplines.

(1) PhD Position in the project ‘Religion in Public Spaces in Mumbai’ and (2) PhD Position in the project ‘Religion and Violence in Mumbai’

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Confluence: A new journal on comparative philosophy

How did comparative philosophy evolve in the last sixty+ years? What is the difference between intercultural philosophy and comparative philosophy? All the answers can be read in the introductory essay to the first number of a new journal dedicated to comparative philosophy, namely Confluence.

The long and learned introductory essay, by Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach, Geeta Ramana and James Maffie (who are also the journal’s editors)

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CfP for PhD students and postdocs on Yogācāra Buddhism in Context

I received this email from Constanze Pabst von Ohain and Marco Walther

Within the scope of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany, we announce our upcoming workshop “Yogācara Buddhism in Context: Approaches to Yogācāra Philosophy throughout Ages and Cultures”.

Please find attached a call for papers for PhD students/postdocs and further information that you can forward to any parties that might be interested.

We are looking forward to receiving applications.

Abstract submission deadline: 31. December 2014.

CfP LMU 2015 Yogacara Buddhism