Birgit Kellner

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	Austria
Title	Ph.D; Research Fellow
Affiliation	Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, Vienna
Email	birgit.kellner@univie.ac.at
Mailing Address	Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies Vienna University Uni-Campus AAKh, Hof 2 Spitalgasse 2-4 A-1090 Vienna - AUSTRIA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: +43-1-4277-43707 FAX: +43-1-4277-9437
Countries of Specialization	India, China
Research Interests	Classical Indian Philosophy, especially Buddhist logic and epistemology. M.A. and PhD-Work specialized on theories of negative cognition (cognition of "non-existence") in Indian and Tibetan Philosophy. M.A.Thesis: Translation and interpretation of Santaraksita's Tattvasamgraha (with -panjika) 1647-1690 on _abhava_ (revised and published, in German, in Vienna 1997). PhD: comprehensive study of post-Dharmakirtian Indian interpretations of negative cognition (currently being revised for publication in English). Currently engaged in a research-project regarding the "form-question"/"aspect-problem" (sakarajnanavada/nirakarajnanavada) in Buddhist epistemology. Also interested in Asian film studies.
Publications	Translation and interpretation of Santaraksita's Tattvasamgraha (with-panjika) 1647-1690 on _abhava_ (revised and published, in German, in Vienna 1997).
Keywords	Tibetan philosophy ; religious history ; Indian philosophy ; Buddhist logic ; Buddhist epistemol.