Welcome to the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

For more than a century, we have been committed to fostering research and imparting knowledge concerning the languages and cultures of South Asia and Tibet. In these fields, we have sought to maintain the highest academic standards to provide the best possible education to our students.

On the following pages, you will find detailed information about courses offered, main research areas, ongoing and completed research projects and theses, and our publication series: the Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies (Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens, WZKS), the Vienna Studies in Tibetology and Buddhism (Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde, WSTB), and the De Nobili Research Library (Sammlung De Nobili, SDN). Get to know our team and learn about hte history of the Department from the first Sanskrit lesson at the University of Vienna in 1845 to the present day.

EVENTS

15.05.2025 17:30
 

Sarah Niazi | IIAS Fellow, Universiteit Leiden

Gastvortrag ǀ Guest lecture
16.05.2025 15:00
 

Jahresvortrag des Vereins Sammlung De Nobili

Gavin Flood | Campion Hall, Oxford University

Gastvortrag ǀ Guest lecture
22.05.2025 17:00
 

Time to celebrate!

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

Veranstaltung | Event
07.07.2025
 

Language as a philosophical and religious tool in South Asia

Sanskrit Summer Academy

Seminar