29 Déc, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
Manuscript Circulation in Indian Buddhist Monasteries This talk begins with an examination of colophons found in Sanskrit manuscripts preserved in Tibet. Some of these colophons contain brief notes written in Tibetan, which provide valuable information about a...
17 Nov, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
The Śivādvaita Paradox: ‘Śiva the Fourth’ (turīyaśiva) in Appayya Dīkṣita’s Śivatattvaviveka The school of Śivādvaita Vedānta, articulated by Appayya Dīkṣita in the sixteenth century, is remarkable for its attempt to reconcile two seemingly incompatible...
17 Nov, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
How to make good use of an ancient Tamil poetical vocabulary, while preparing a dictionary of Classical Tamil? Although the roots of Tamil lexicography lie inside the Tolkāppiyam, the Tivākaram (possibly 8th cent.) is the oldest among those Classical Tamil texts...
11 Oct, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
ANANTĀNANDAGIRI’S ŚAṄKARAVIJAYA: OR, HOW TO DEAL WITH RELIGIOUS PLURALITY During medieval times in South India, different religious communities competed for social prestige and patronage. In such a situation, it was essential for each community to distinguish itself...
27 Mar, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens, Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
Penser les temples de l’Inde médiévale sur le temps long : l’exemple des pratiques architecturales et religieuses à Bijoliya (Rajasthan) L’isolement actuel et l’état de détérioration général des complexes de temples de la fin du premier âge médiéval (XIe-XIIIe...
6 Mar, 2025 | Séminaire Mondes Indiens - conférences passées
Making a habit of inference: Prajñākaragupta on everyday truth At some time between 750 and 900 CE, the Indian Buddhist philosopher Prajñākaragupta composed an extensive Sanskrit commentary on the Pramāṇavārttika, a seminal text of Buddhist philosophy from the 6ᵗʰ- to...
