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Dr. Tamara Ditrich is an Adjunct Lecturer in Sanskrit, Pali, Indian and Buddhist Studies at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland (Studies in Religion) and a BA (Hons) in Linguistics from the University of Ljubljana. Her research spans thirty years across European and Australian academia.
Her expertise includes Pali/Sanskrit textual analysis, Vedic philology, and Theravāda Buddhist studies with particular focus on meditation theory, gender roles in early Indian texts, and dual deity roles in the Ṛgveda. She has taught widely on Vedic language, Theravada Buddhist practices, and Hindu traditions.
Recent research emphasizes ethical dimensions in Buddhist cognitive models (2022), Theravāda perspectives on emptiness (2025), and textual analysis of the Kuthodaw Pagoda inscriptions (2021). Her work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary applications, including mindfulness in disaster research (2015).
Key grants include collaborative work on Myanmar's Kuthodaw Pagoda inscriptions (2014). She has contributed to numerous edited volumes and journals including Asian Studies and Poligrafi, and published monographs like Anguttaranikayapuranatika (2012).
