Welcome to the Website of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies!
The focus of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich is academic research on Buddhism in all its manifestations. The program brings together the skills and expertise of the participating subjects of Indology, Japanese Studies, Philosophy of Religion, Study of Religion, Sinology, and Tibetology, in order to create an attractive interdisciplinary environment for young national and international academics.