Julian Schott

Dr. Julian Schott is a Lecturer at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. His work focuses on Tantric Buddhism, Sanskrit and Tibetan texts, and the global transmission of yoga and mantra traditions.

Recent courses he has taught include:

• Heavens and Hells, and How to Get There (2025W)
• Padmavajra’s Secret Accomplishment on sexual yoga in Tantric contexts (2025W)
• From South Asia to the Himalayas examining yoga, mantra, and tantra in global frameworks (2025S)
• Reading Tantric Texts focusing on Vilasavajra's Sanskrit-Tibetan commentaries (2025S)
• Analysis of the Vimalaprabha (Stainless Light) as a Tibetan translation of tantric writings (2025S)

His research explores the intersections of doctrinal studies, tantric practices, and textual hermeneutics in South Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.