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Events

The Religious Philosophy of Prajñākaragupta and Yamāri – Third International Workshop (September 16-18, 2024)

The Religious Philosophy of Prajñākaragupta and Yamāri Third International Workshop September 16-18, 2024, Paris Organizers : Shinya MORIYAMA (Shinshu University), Vincent ELTSCHINGER (EPHE-PSL), Isabelle RATIÉ (USN, IUF) This workshop aims to explore the rich and...

Indian World Day 2024

The next Indian World Day, organised by Émilie Aussant and Véronique Kremmer, will take place on Thursday 13 June 2024 at EPHE-site Raspail, 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris, room 1. Programm 10h00 Welcome 10h15 Vincent ELTSCHINGER (EPHE-PSL, directeur du GREI) :...

Conference by Valters Negribs – Campus Nation, Wednesday 29 November 2023 – 12.00-14.00, room C 434

The concept of sukha in the ascetic traditions of Ancient India The ascetic traditions of Ancient India aim to overcome duḥkha (suffering), and they often claim that it is not possible to obtain true or permanent sukha (happiness, pleasure, bliss) in this life....

Conference by Nicolas Revire – Campus Nation, Wednesday 18 October 2023 – 12.00-14.00, room C 434

The Ancient Town of Si Thep in Thailand: A Crossroads of Indianization The ancient town of Si Thep, located in the western margin of the Khorat Plateau in northeast Thailand, is one of the largest and most enigmatic sites in mainland Southeast Asia, that developed...

The 8th International Vedic Workshop : September 18-22, 2023 – Campus Condorcet, Paris-Aubervilliers, France

The 8ᵗʰ International Vedic Workshop is co-organized by Silvia D’Intino (ANHIMA, CNRS, Paris) and Jan Houben (GREI, EPHE-PSL, Paris). The International Vedic Workshop is the most prominent conference of Indologists involved in the study of the Vedas all over the...

Highlights of the second GREI PhD Students’ Day in pictures

Les moments forts en images de la deuxième Journée des Doctorants du GREI Organisatrices : Fabienne Bagnis et Véronique Kremmer. Intervenants : Fabienne Bagnis (USN), Véronique Kremmer (EPHE/PSL), Johan Levillain (EFEO-EPHE/PSL), Victor Baptiste (EPHE/PSL) et Bruno...

Indian World Day (2023 edition) – June 22, 2023

The second edition of the GREI workshop on the Indian world, organized this year by Iris Iran Farkhondeh, will take place on Thursday, the 22nd of June, 2023 from 10.15 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at the Maison de la Recherche – Sorbonne Nouvelle (Athena conference room)....

Edition 2023 of the GREI’s PhD students’ day – April 6, 2023

Presentation The 2023 edition of the GREI PhD students' day will be organized by Fabienne Bagnis (USN, ED 625) and Véronique Kremmer (EPHE-PSL, ED 472). The event will be held on April 6, 2023 at the Maison de la Recherche of Paris 3 (Athena room). Program 14:00 -...

Valérie Gillet and Charlotte Schmid – 8 February 2023, 11am-12.30pm

Presentation of the two conferences Download the poster in PDF format. Valérie Gillet, "Le premier Empire Pāṇḍya (Inde du Sud, VIIe–Xe siècles)" Abstract: La dynastie des Pāṇḍya, dont le territoire s’étend au sud de la rivière Kāvēri, en pays tamoul au sud de l’Inde,...

Séminaire « Mondes indiens » – Jonathan Duquette – 30/11/2022

Séminaire « Mondes indiens » We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Duquette (University of Cambridge) will give a lecture as part of the "Mondes indiens" lectures cycle organized by Vincent Eltschinger and Isabelle Ratié. This conference will take place on the...

Publications

Saddhammakitti’s Ekakkharakosa and its Ṭīkā, Javier Schnake

The team is delighted to announce Javier Schnake's new publication Saddhammakitti's Ekakkharakosa and its Ṭīkā (Bristol: The Pali Text Society, 2024). ISBN: 978-086013-544-9 Price: £45.50 Schnake, Javier. Saddhammakitti's Ekakkharakosa and Its Ṭīkā. Bristol: The Pali...

Pensare l’attore. Le fonti sanscrite.

We are delighted to announce the new publication (in Italian) by Daniele Cuneo and Elisa Ganser : Pensare l'attore. Le fonti sanscrite. Informations Authors : Daniele Cuneo and Elisa Ganser Pages : 227 Format : 12,5 x 20,5 Publication date : February 2024 ISBN :...

Che cos’è la filosofia indiana?

The Italian translation of Vincent Eltschinger and Isabelle Ratié's book Qu'est-ce que la philosophie indienne? (2023, Gallimard) was published on 28 November 2023. Che cos'è la filosofia indiana? Translation by Valeria Zini Printed book Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi....

Burlesque of the Philosophers. Indian and Buddhist Studies in Memory of Helmut Krasser

We are are pleased to announce the publication of : Vincent Eltschinger, Jowita Kramer, Parimal Patil, Chizuko Yoshimizu (dir.) : Burlesque of the Philosophers. Indian and Buddhist Studies in Memory of Helmut Krasser, 2 tomes, 918 p., Hambourg, Numata Center for...

Dictionary and Thesaurus of Tocharian A

We are pleased to announce the publication of : Dictionary and Thesaurus of Tocharian A, by Gerd Carling & Georges-Jean Pinault, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023. LI+564 pages. ISBN 978-3-447-12022-9 Abstract This dictionary aims to cover the whole lexicon of...

Le Génie de l’art indien

Presentation We are pleased to announce that the following book will be available in bookshops on 7 April: Lefèvre, Vincent. Le Génie de l'art indien. Paris : 2023, Belles Lettres. About the Author Vincent Lefèvre, archivist-paleographer and doctor in Indian studies,...

Literary Commentaries and the Intellectual Life of South Asia

We are pleased to inform you of the recent publication of: Cuneo, Daniele, Ganser, Elisa (dir.). "Literary Commentaries and the Intellectual Life of South Asia", Études asiatiques : Revue de la Société Suisse-Asie, vol. 73, n°3 (2022). Consult the contents of the...

Qu’est-ce que la philosophie indienne ?

Presentation We are pleased to announce the publication of : Eltschinger, Vincent and Ratié, Isabelle. Qu'est-ce que la philosophie indienne ? Paris : Gallimard, 2023.  Overview of the book Buy the book...

The Syntax of Colophons

The Syntax of Colophons We are pleased to inform you of the publication of : Balbir, Nalini and Ciotti, Giovanni. The Syntax of Colophons: A Comparative Study across Pothi Manuscripts. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. Abstract This volume is the first to attempt a...

Around Abhinavagupta. Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century, re-edition 2022

Re-edition of Around Abhinavagupta. Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century We are pleased to annonce the re-edition of the following book, published in 2016: Eli Franco, Isabelle Ratié (dir.). Around Abhinavagupta....

Job opportunities

Call for Applications: Research Positions (University of Vienna) – Deadline : September 22, 2024

The Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (ISTB) at the University of Vienna is pleased to announce two research positions as part of Task Force 3 of the ERC-funded Synergy Project MANTRAMS (Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern...

Call : special issue – “Religions”. Deadline : 1ˢᵗ october 2024

Religions Special Issue : Beyond the “Spice Routes”: Indic and Sinitic Religions across the Asian Maritime Realm. As it is increasingly recognized by recent scholarship, the maritime realm, rather than creating a barrier, favoured short- and long-distance mobility: it...

Call for Papers and Special Issues: International Journal of Hindu Studies (Springer)

Call for Papers and Special issues Now in its twenty-eighth year of publication, the International Journal of Hindu Studies (Springer) is committed to publishing excellent scholarship on well-established topics in Hindu Studies (or Indian religions in ways that will...

Cycle de conférences

Indian World Day (2023 edition) – June 22, 2023

The second edition of the GREI workshop on the Indian world, organized this year by Iris Iran Farkhondeh, will take place on Thursday, the 22nd of June, 2023 from 10.15 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at the Maison de la Recherche – Sorbonne Nouvelle (Athena conference room)....

Pali Text Society’s 20th I.B. Horner Memorial Lecture, 27 September 2024

Organic Pali Grammar Makāralopa’s Encyclopedia of Pali Grammar A Burmese 18th-century Manual for Pali Students Aleix Ruiz-Falqués (Shan State Buddhist University/Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The study of Pali grammar is a cornerstone of Theravāda monastic...

The Fifth Australian Spoken Sanskrit Summer School, February 2025

Embark on a transformative journey with the Fifth Australian Spoken Sanskrit Summer School at the prestigious ANU in Canberra. Perfect for both newcomers and returning learners, this immersive program promises to enrich your understanding of Sanskrit through expert...

Call for Applications: Research Positions (University of Vienna) – Deadline : September 22, 2024

The Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (ISTB) at the University of Vienna is pleased to announce two research positions as part of Task Force 3 of the ERC-funded Synergy Project MANTRAMS (Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern...

The Religious Philosophy of Prajñākaragupta and Yamāri – Third International Workshop (September 16-18, 2024)

The Religious Philosophy of Prajñākaragupta and Yamāri Third International Workshop September 16-18, 2024, Paris Organizers : Shinya MORIYAMA (Shinshu University), Vincent ELTSCHINGER (EPHE-PSL), Isabelle RATIÉ (USN, IUF) This workshop aims to explore the rich and...

Indian World Day 2024

The next Indian World Day, organised by Émilie Aussant and Véronique Kremmer, will take place on Thursday 13 June 2024 at EPHE-site Raspail, 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris, room 1. Programm 10h00 Welcome 10h15 Vincent ELTSCHINGER (EPHE-PSL, directeur du GREI) :...

Saddhammakitti’s Ekakkharakosa and its Ṭīkā, Javier Schnake

The team is delighted to announce Javier Schnake's new publication Saddhammakitti's Ekakkharakosa and its Ṭīkā (Bristol: The Pali Text Society, 2024). ISBN: 978-086013-544-9 Price: £45.50 Schnake, Javier. Saddhammakitti's Ekakkharakosa and Its Ṭīkā. Bristol: The Pali...

Call : special issue – “Religions”. Deadline : 1ˢᵗ october 2024

Religions Special Issue : Beyond the “Spice Routes”: Indic and Sinitic Religions across the Asian Maritime Realm. As it is increasingly recognized by recent scholarship, the maritime realm, rather than creating a barrier, favoured short- and long-distance mobility: it...

Pensare l’attore. Le fonti sanscrite.

We are delighted to announce the new publication (in Italian) by Daniele Cuneo and Elisa Ganser : Pensare l'attore. Le fonti sanscrite. Informations Authors : Daniele Cuneo and Elisa Ganser Pages : 227 Format : 12,5 x 20,5 Publication date : February 2024 ISBN :...

SMI – Conference by Danielle Feller

Puṣpaka et palais volants (vimāna) dans les épopées sanskrites Dans cette présentation, nous tenterons de retracer l'évolution sémantique du terme vimāna. "Mesure” ou “mensuration” dans le Veda, ce terme désigne, dès les deux grandes épopées sanskrites, le Rāmāyaṇa et...

SMI – Conference by Andrey Klebanov – 28 February 2024

When pun is intended. Semantic processing of Sanskrit puns (śleṣa) according to Appayya Dīkṣita. For most Indian philosophical traditions, a flawless analysis of a single grammatically correct statement should irrevocably result in obtaining a single corresponding...

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