Tibetan Intellectual History in the 15th Century and Topics in Abhidharma - ATB500043

• Title: Tibetan Intellectual History in the 15th Century and Topics in Abhidharma
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Asian Studies (21-UAS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2025 to 2025
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 20 / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. Daniel Berounský, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. Daniel Berounský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Wednesday, 8th April, NP 123, 10:00-11:30, 11:45-12:30

Historical and Doctrinal Sources for the Study of the 15th Century 

Tibetan Intellectual History (Kagyu and Sakya) (Part I)

 

• The System of Reincarnation in Tibetan Societies Recent: Findings from a Formative Period (13th-16th Centuries)

• Hagiographies as Sources: Narrative Pattern and Source Analysis

• Discussing the Dharma: Answers to Questions (Dris lan) as Sources for the Study of Tibetan Religious History

Thursday, 9th April, NP 123 11:00-12:30

Friday, 10th April, NP 301c 10:00-11:30 

Historical and Doctrinal Sources for the Study of the 15th Century 

Tibetan Intellectual History (Kagyu and Sakya) (Part II)

 

• Three reading classes on the hagiography of Dagpo Tashi Namgyal

 Wednesday, April 29, NP 123 10:00-11:30, 11:45-12:30

Topics in Tibetan Religion: Abhidharma Scholasticisim in the Meditation 

Traditions (Part I)

 

• Two lectures on: Yogis and Scholars: The Rise of Kagyüpa Abhidharma Commentaries

• Debate in Tibetan Abhidharma-Commentaries: Critique of Śākya Chogdan (1428–1507) in Mikyö Dorje’s (1507–1554) Abhidharmakośa Commentary

Thursday, 30th April, NP 123 11:00-12:30

Topics in Tibetan Religion: Abhidharma Scholasticisim in the Meditation 

Traditions (Part II)

 

• Three reading classes on Tibetan Abhidharmakośa commentaries

Last update: Blažíčková Jolana, Mgr. (20.03.2026)