Members
Below we introduce the current team members.
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Steering Committee
Chair of the Institute / Classical Indology
Professor of Classical Indology
Professor
Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
Research Associate, Coordination of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies
Professor of East Asian Religion and Philosophy
Professors
Professor
Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
Professor of East Asian Religion and Philosophy
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Adjunct Professor of Tibetology, Research Associate at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
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Adjunct Professor of Indology, Research Fellow at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Guest Professor
Tibetology and Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Tantric Literature and Praxis Cultural History of Tibet and the Himalayas
Chair of the Institute / Classical Indology
Professor of Classical Indology
Chair of Sinology (including Mongolian studies)
Chair of Religious Studies, Director Center for Religion and Philosophy
Academic staff
Research Associate
Lead Researcher, Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra
Research Associate
The Early Lost Legal Commentaries of the Mahāvihāra Tradition (DFG-Project)
Research Associate, Coordination of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies
Research Associate
Member of the "Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra" project
Senior assistant professor
Research Associate
Member of the "Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra" project
Former and emeritus professors
Former Chair of Classical Indology
Chair of Japanese Studies
Retired since October 1, 2025
Former Professor of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies