Hans Wolfgang Schumann

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Hans Wolfgang Schumann (born January 31, 1928 in Düsseldorf ; † June 26, 2019 in Bonn ) was a German diplomat as well as an Indologist and Buddhologist .

Life

After an apprenticeship as a publishing bookseller , Schumann studied Indology , religious studies and ethnology at the University of Bonn from 1951 . In 1957 he obtained his doctorate there under Gustav Mensching in the subject of Indology with an investigation into the meaning and development of meaning of the term Samkhara in early Buddhism . From 1960 to 1963 he worked as a lecturer at the Hindu University in Benares ( India ) . In 1963 he went to India, Burma ( Myanmar ) and Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) as well as to the USA for the German Academic Abroad Service as a lecturer for the German language . In 1985/86 he held a teaching position in Buddhism at the University of Bonn. From 1988 until his retirement in 1993, Schumann was German consul general in Bombay . Schumann was the recipient of the literary prize named after Rabindranath Thakur .

Works (selection)

  • Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Second Turn of the Dharma Wheel. Diederichs, Munich, 1990, ISBN 3-424-01016-2 .
  • The historical Buddha: life and teaching of Gotama . Diederich's Yellow Series, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-89631-439-4 .
  • Handbook of Buddhism: The Central Teachings: Origin and Present . Diederichs, Kreuzlingen / Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7205-2153-2 .
  • The great gods of India: Basic features of Hinduism and Buddhism . Hugendubel 2004, ISBN 3-89631-429-7 .
  • Buddhism: Founders, Schools, and Systems . Diederich's Yellow Series, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7205-2652-6 .
  • Buddha images - their symbolism and history . Werner Kristkeitz Verlag, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-932337-03-1 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituaries of Hans Wolfgang Schumann | GA-Trauer.de. Retrieved October 15, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Hans Wolfgang Schumann: Handbook Buddhism. The central lessons: origin and present. Diederichs, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7205-2153-2 Biographical information on the blurb
personal data
SURNAME Schumann, Hans Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German diplomat and Indologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2019
Place of death Bonn