Curriculum Vitae

Since 2006 (Aug.) Lecturer in Sanskrit (Lektor für Sanskrit), Department of Classical Indology, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg. 2006 (Mai) – 2006 (Juli) Visiting Numata Professor at the Department for Culture and History of India and Tibet, Asia-Afrika-Institute, University of Hamburg, Germany. 2005 (September) - 2006 (April) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Lecturer in South and South Asian Buddhism. 2001 (April) – 2005 (August) Academic Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter): Replacement of Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter: Vertretung der wissenschaftlichen Assistenten-Stelle) in Indology and Buddhist Studies at the Institute for Indology and Central Asian Studies, University of Leipzig (full time: Sanskrit, Pāli, Sinhalese and Buddhist Studies). 1998 (May) to 2000 (December) Lecturer for Theravāda Buddhism and Pāli at the Theravāda Buddhist Centre (Buddhistische Gesellschaft Hamburg e.V.). 1997 (October - March 1998) – 1999 (October - March 2000) Sessional Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) for Pāli, Sanskrit and Theravāda Buddhism at the Department for Oriental Studies, University of Kiel. 1997 (April) to 2001 (March) Sessional Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) for Buddhism, Pāli and Sinhalese at the Institute for Indology and Central Asian Studies, University of Leipzig. 1996 (August) to 2001 (March) Academic Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) in the project to catalogue the Asian manuscripts kept in Germany ("Katalogisierung der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland"), directed by Prof. Dr. Heinz Bechert, Academy of Sciences, Göttingen. 1990 (October) – 1997 (September) Academic Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) for the Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project (NGMPP) directed by Prof. Dr. Albrecht Wezler, Institute for the Culture and History of India and Tibet (previous name of the Institute), Hamburg. 1986 (October) 2001 (July) Sessional Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) for Sinhalese, Pāli and Buddhist Studies at the Institute for the Culture and History of India and Tibet, University of Hamburg. 1986 (April) – 1987 (September) Research Assistant (Hilfskraft) at the Museum of Anthropology (Museum für Völkerkunde) in Hamburg, South and South-East Asian Department.

Academic Qualifications

1986 - 1998 (February 9th) DrPhil in Indology, summa cum laude (opus eximum), University of Hamburg, Faculty of Oriental Studies. Thesis: "Wohlwollen, Mitleid, Freude und Gleichmut: Eine ideengeschichtliche Untersuchung der vier apramānas in der buddhistischen Ethik und Spiritualität von den Anfängen bis hin zum frühen Yogācāra" (Benevolence, Compassion, Joyousness and Equanimity: An analysis, from the point of view of a history of ideas, of the four apramānas in Buddhist ethics and spirituality from the beginnings up to early Yogācāra), 443 pages. 1982 - 1986 (October 28th) MA, Sehr gut (First Class), University of Hamburg, Faculty of Oriental Studies. Main subject: "Language and Culture of Ancient and Medieval India" (emphasis on Buddhist studies); secondary subjects: "Language and Culture of Tibet" and "Language and Culture of Modern India". Thesis: "Das Verhalten der ceylonesischen Buddhisten gegenüber Tieren und Pflanzen" (Behaviour of Ceylonese Buddhists towards Animals and Plants), 110 pages. (Major: Classical Indology; subsidiary: Tibetology, Modern Indian Languages: Tamil) 1978 - 1982 (October 1st) BA (Special), First Class Honours, University of Kelaniya, Department of Sanskrit (Major: Sanskrit; Subsidiary: German) 1976–1977 Prācīna-Madhyama (Pandit: intermediate level: Sanskrit, Pāli and classical Sinhalese), Sri Lanka Vidyalaya, Maradana, Sri Lanka. 1972–1977 'O' Levels (8) and 'A' Levels (4: Buddhism, Ethics, Pāli, German). 1971–1972 Prācīna-Prārambha (Pandit: elementary level: Sanskrit, Pāli, Buddhism and Buddhist civilization, and Classical Sinhalese), Dharmaraja Pirivena, Nedalagamuwa, Sri Lanka.

Academic Awards, Grants and Scholarships

2016 (September - October) Visiting Professor, International Institute for Buddhist Studies, Tokyo, Japan (September – October 2016) 2015 (18th August – 7th October) Visiting Scholar in the Research project of Prof. Nobuchiyo Odani (A Study of the Sanskrit manuscript of Tattvārtha (Chapter 1), the commentary by Sthiramati on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya) with the help of the Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research for the year 2015 2006 (May – July) Numata Visiting Professorship at the University of Hamburg, Germany 2003-2004 Research Fellow (post-doctoral), International Institute for Buddhist Studies, Tokyo, Japan (3 months: August – October 2003) 2003 Friedrich-Weller-Prize 2003 of the Academy of Sciences in Saxony in Leipzig / University of Leipzig 1999 Grant to publish the dissertation, Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and University of Hamburg. 1988 (May) – 1990 (April) Doctoral Research Fellowship (Doktoranden-Stipendium), University of Hamburg. 1985 (October) – 1986 (March) Research grant for the completion of the MA thesis (Examensbeihilfe), University of Hamburg. 1983 (July) – 1985 (September) Research Fellowship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Institute for the Culture and History of India and Tibet (previous name), Hamburg. 1979 Medhā Śrī Āryavamśa Memorial Prize for Sanskrit Studies at the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Recent Lectures

2016 “Buddhist Meditation: Paths and Goals”, at the International Institute for Buddhist Studies, Tokyo, Japan, October 7th, 2016 2015 "Significance and Relevance of Benevolence (maitrī) and Compassion (karuṇā) in Buddhist Thought", at the Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute of Otani University in Kyoto, Japan, 2nd October, 2015 2015 Bhante Anand Kausalyayan Memorial Lectures organized by the Department of Pali, Savitribai Phule University, Pune, India : 1. “Visions and Visualizations in early and later Buddhist Meditation”, (16th February 2015) 2. “Interpreting and Re-/Misinterpreting the Canonical Notions: A Problem in Buddhist History” (17th February 2015)

Ongoing Projects

2011~ Sarasvatī Research Project: Documentation of Rituals and Oral Texts on Sarasvatī in different Cultural Settings such as India, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka 2014~ Vaiśravaṇa Research Project: Textual studies as well as the studies on the historical and conceptual development of Lord Vaiśravaṇa

Dr. MudagamuweMaithrimurthi, South Asia Insitute, Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia, Heidelberg University, Germany

E-Mail : [email protected]

Last update: 23.06.2017