Personal profile
Research interests
· Buddhist studies, especially Buddhist epistemology and religious philosophy
· Intellectual history of South Asia
· History of philology
· Ayurvedic tradition
· Methodology of textual criticism
· Manuscript studies with reference to Sanskrit texts
· History of the book in South Asia
Research interests
- South Asian and Buddhist studies, in particular Buddhist epistemological tradition
- Ayurvedic tradition in the cultural and intellectual history of South Asia
- Methodology of textual criticism and manuscript studies
- History of philology in South Asia
- History of the book in South Asia
External positions
IKGA, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Ayurveda and Philology: Gangadhar Ray Kaviraj and His Legacy
Pecchia, C. (Project Lead), Li, C. (Cooperation Partner), Maas, P. A. (Cooperation Partner), Puthiyedath, R. (Cooperation Partner), Mukharji, P. B. (Cooperation Partner) & Munsi, S. (Scientific Project Staff)
1/05/22 → 31/01/26
Project: Research funding
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Philosophie und Medizin im frühklassischen Indien III
Preisendanz, K. (Project Lead), Angermeier, V. (Scientific Project Staff), Jäger, H. (Project Staff), Kintaert, T. (Project Staff), Pecchia, C. (Scientific Project Staff), Robl, D. (Project Staff) & Wujastyk, D. (Scientific Project Staff)
1/04/11 → 31/03/16
Project: Research funding
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Philosophie und Medizin im frühklassischen Indien II
Preisendanz, K. (Project Lead), Maas, P. A. (Scientific Project Staff), MacDonald, A. (Scientific Project Staff) & Pecchia, C. (Scientific Project Staff)
1/08/07 → 30/11/10
Project: Research funding
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Scholarly Personae in Colonial South Asia: Cultural Brokers and Their Antagonists
Pecchia, C., 2024, In: Medieval Worlds. 20, p. 126-145Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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The Doctor, the Patient, and Their Interaction: Reading the Carakasaṃhitā
Pecchia, C., 2024, Suhṛdayasaṃhitā : A Compendium of Studies on South Asian Culture, Philosophy, and Religion Dedicated to Dominik Wujastyk. Maas, P. A. & Cerulli, A. (eds.). Universitätsverlag Halle-Wittenberg, Vol. 28. p. 109-125 (Studia Indologica Universitatis Halensis).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Meditation and Knowledge in Indian Buddhist Epistemology
Pecchia, C., 2023, To the Heart of Truth: Felicitation Volume for Eli Franco on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday. Matsuoka, H., Moriyama, S. & Neill, T. (eds.). Wien: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studie, p. 667-684 (Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde, Vol. 104).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
Prizes
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2016 Best Publication Award by the “Anniversary Funds of the City of Vienna for the Austrian Academy of Sciences”
Pecchia, C. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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2024 Translation Grantee, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
Pecchia, C. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Fellowship
Activities
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Reading Gangadhar on the Carakasaṃhitā
Pecchia, C. (Speaker)
22 Dec 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Karma e Yoga
Pecchia, C. (Speaker)
11 Oct 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public
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Developing an Interdisciplinary Framework for Tibetan Buddhist Visual Meditation Techniques
Pecchia, C. (Panellist)
25 Apr 2025Activity: Academic events › Participation in ...