Introduction to Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit

Complementing the course on Buddhist Poetry in India, we will be reading a celebrated verse scripture, the Prajñāpāramitā-ratnaguṇa-sañcaya-gāthā (“Verses Gathering the Jewel-like Qualities of the Perfection of Wisdom”) in both its Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit original and its Tibetan translation. (Students are required to have had at least two years of either Sanskrit or Tibetan – it will not be necessary to do both.) Those wishing to take the course for Sanskrit credit should contact Prof. Kapstein (m-kapstein@uchicago.edu) to determine the appropriate course number.