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Call for Applications Theme: Translating the Buddhist Canon Type: Summer School in Buddhist Text Translation Institution: Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna Location: Vienna (Austria) Date: 15.–26.9.2014 Deadline: 12.9.2014 __________________________________________________ The two disseminations of Buddhism to Tibet witnessed a massive and unprecedented transfer of Indian ideas and practices into a new linguistic and cultural domain, which was in large part made possible through the efforts of skilled translators. In the past few decades Buddhism has begun to move again, this time remarkably to the foreign western world, where it is presenting many challenges to those attempting to render its texts into their native languages. In the course we will explore and attempt to find solutions to some of these challenges by increasing our awareness of the theoretical issues involved and by actively practising and honing our translation skills. The focus will be on Mahāyāna, especially Madhyamaka compositions, but will also take into consideration the early and Conservative Buddhist texts cited within them. Course Instructor: Dr. Anne MacDonald (Austrian Academy of Sciences) Language of instruction: English Prerequisites: 4 semesters Sanskrit and/or Tibetan Course Fee: none Accommodation: on request Application Deadline: Sept 12, 2014 Venue: Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.1 & Hof 2.7 (Campus) A-1090 Vienna Contact: Dr. Anne MacDonald Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia Austrian Academy of Sciences Prinz-Eugen-Straße 8-10 A-1040 Vienna Austria Email: anne.macdon...@oeaw.ac.at Web: https://stb.univie.ac.at __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
