Prakrit Summer School in Finland

Dear All,

It is our pleasant duty to announce a new summer school in Prakrit studies to be especially focused on post-canonical Jain material. The two-week introductory course in Jaina-Maharastri is designed for the Sanskrit students who would like to get acquainted with the treasury of Jain narrative/epic texts. No previous studies on Prakrit are necessary, but a good knowledge of Sanskrit is a prerequisite. The teaching language will be English.

The summer school will take place in a peaceful countryside milieu in Rantasalmi, eastern Finland from July 23 to August 4, 2007. The participants will be introduced to the field of Prakrit in general and Jaina-Maharastri in particular. For reading practice we will take
short episodes from the texts like Vasudevahindi, Paumacariyam, etc.

The original idea of the summer school sprang from a few inspired discussions in Edinburgh WSC last summer. As the funding of the project was secured only a few weeks ago, the plan could be made public only quite near the event itself. Yet, we hope to get together about a dozen participants. We sincerely feel that a special topic combined with a special milieu and an informal spirit will create a unique experience.

Further details are available on the website: http://www.indologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/prakrit_summer_school/

Please inform any students who may be interested in participating.

With best wishes,

Eva De Clercq
Anna Aurelia Esposito
Petteri Koskikallio

evadeclercq@hotmail.com
anna.esposito@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
pkoskikallio@gmail.com