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Die KF hat den „Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies“ in der Abteilung für Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets am Asien-Afrika-Institut der Universität Hamburg eingerichtet. Der mit $1000 dotierte Preis wird zunächst von 2010 bis 2012 jährlich an Studierende der Abteilung als Anerkennung für besondere Leistungen auf dem Gebiet des Studiums des Tibetischen Buddhismus verliehen, wobei auf hervorragende Kenntnisse in den klassischen Sprachen des Indischen und Tibetischen Buddhismus besonderer Wert gelegt wird
“Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” 2010
The first recipient of the “Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” has been Mr. Dimitri Pauls, who is pursuing a Magister degree in Tibetology (with focus on Buddhism) and a Diploma in Mathematics. Mr. Dimitri showed his natural talent in classical Tibetan and Sanskrit and his skill in dealing with complex Buddhist texts and ideas. Owing to his command of classical Tibetan, Mr. Pauls has also been appointed as a tutor in the Department for a number of years, thereby contributing in the maintenance of a very high standard of academic performance in the Department. The Award ceremony took place on July 8, 2010 at the Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies.
“Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” 2011
The recipient of the Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies for the year 2011 has been Ms. Ayako Nakamura, who is pursuing her PhD in the field of Classical Indology under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Harunaga Isaacson, with a doctoral dissertation on the concept of “awakening” (bodhi: byang chub). The prize has been awarded in recognition of her proficiency in primary research languages, including Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Buddhist Chinese, and her meticulous and careful study of one of the most important Buddhist concepts. The Award ceremony took place on July 12, 2011 in the Asia-Africa Institute. The event was marked by a lecture held by Dr. Giuliana Martini—the current ITLR fellow of the Khyentse Center for Tibetan Buddhist Textual Scholarship (KC-TBTS)—on “The bodhisattva path in the early Buddhism of Khotan.”
“Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” 2012
The recipient of the Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies for the year 2012 has been Ms. Dagmar Schwerk, who is completing her Magister in the field of Tibetology (with focus in Buddhist Studies) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dorji Wangchuk. She has written a thesis in German with the title: “Spiegel der Sichtweise: Die Kernpunkte [der Philosophie] des Mittleren [Weges] (dBu ma’i bsdus don lta ba’i me long): Eine kurze Abhandlung über das Madhyamaka rJe dGe-’dun-rin-chens (1926–1997), dem 69. rJe mKhan-po von Bhutan”. The prize has been awarded in recognition of her proficiency in primary research languages, including Tibetan and Sanskrit and her commitment in Tibetan Buddhist Studies.
The Award ceremony took place on June 22, 2012 at the Main Building (Room 118) of the University of Hamburg. Due the last-minute cancellation of Dr. Martin Delhey’s planned lecture on “Abhidharma Works of the Yogācāras and Their Practical Uses” to mark the occasion, Prof. Dr. Dorji Wangchuk gave a lecture on “The Buddhist Ontology of Mereism.”
“Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” 2013
The recipient of the Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies for the year 2013 has been Sabine Klein-Schwind, who completed PhD dealing with an exegetical work relating to the Guhyasamājatantra, titled “The Compendium of the Ten Fundamentals. Daśatattvasaṃgraha of Paṇḍita Kṣitigarbha,” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Harunaga Isaacson. The Award ceremony took place on July 3rd, 2013 in the Asia-Africa Institute. On the occasion of the award ceremony, Dr. Ulrich Pagel held a lecture on “Buddhist Monks in Tax Disputes: Monastic Attitudes towards Revenue Collection.” Read more on the website of the Khyentse Foundation.
“Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies” 2014
The Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies for the year 2014 will be awarded to Dr. Hodo Nakamura. On the occasion of the award ceremony, Dr. Vincent Eltschinger will give a lecture on “The Yogācārabhūmi’s Systematic Critique of Vedic Ritual Violence (hiṃsā).”