David Buchta's primary area of specialization is Sanskrit poetry and theology of bhakti, particularly in the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition associated with Caitanya (1486-1533). His approach to this body of literature highlights the interdisciplinarity of the Sanskritic intellectual world; he has thus developed secondary specializations in traditions of Sanskrit poetics (alaṅkāra), linguistics and grammar (vyākaraṇa), philosophical literature (darśana), and technical literature (śāstra) more generally. David is also interested in the reception of Sanskrit literature in Bengali and Hindi sources.
Buchta, David. "Evoking Rasa Through Stotra: Rūpa Gosvāmin’s Līlāmṛta, A List of Kṛṣṇa’s Names." International Journal of Hindu Studies, 2017. |
"Devotion and Karmic Extirpation in Late Vedānta: Viṭṭhalanātha and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa on Brahmasūtra 4.1.13-19." Journal of Hindu Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2016, pp. 29-55. |
"Dependent Agency and Hierarchical Determinism in the Theology of Madhva." Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy, edited by Matthew R. Dasti and Edwin F. Bryant, New York, Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 255-278. |
"Instructing the Vernacular Mind through Song: Bhaktivinoda’s Bengali Transcreation of Sanskrit Stotras." Journal of Vaishnava Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2014, pp. 231-254. |
"Sītā at the Hands of Premchand’s Rāma." Journal of Vaishnava Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 157-172. |
"Gārgī Vācaknavī as an Honorary Male: An Eighteenth Century Reception of an Upaniṣadic Female Sage." Journal of Hindu Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, 2010, pp. 354-370. |
David Buchta Graham Schweig. "Rasa Theory." Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism: Volume Two: Sacred Texts, Ritual Traditions, Arts, Concepts, edited by Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan, Leiden, Brill, 2010, pp. 623-629. |
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2014 | PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
1997 | BA | Emory University |
CLAS 0855 - The Bhagavad G?t? |
CLAS 0855 - The Bhagavad Gita |
CLAS 0855 - The Bhagavad Gītā |
CLAS 0990 - Concepts of the Self in Classical Indian Literature |
CLAS 0990 - Karma and Free Will: The Self in Indian Philosophy |
CLAS 0995 - India’s Classical Performing Arts |
CLAS 1140 - Classical Philosophy of India |
CLAS 1145 - Goddesses and Women Gurus in South Asian Religious Traditions |
CLAS 1160 - Love and Devotion, Power and Poverty: India's Literary Classics |
SANS 0100 - Elementary Sanskrit I |
SANS 0200 - Elementary Sanskrit II |
SANS 0300 - Sanskrit Epic Narrative |
SANS 0400 - Classical Sanskrit Story Literature |
SANS 1020 - Early Sanskrit Philosophy and Religion |
SANS 1030 - The Bh?gavata Pur??a: Text and Reception |
SANS 1030 - The Bhāgavata Purāṇa: Text and Reception |
SANS 1400 - The Sanskrit Grammatical Tradition |
SANS 1500 - Sanskrit Song and Music |
SANS 1600 - Sanskrit Belles Lettres |
SANS 1600 - Sanskrit Poetry and Drama |
SANS 1620 - In Which Jayadeva Sings of Krishna: The Gītagovinda, its reception, and influence. |
SANS 1800 - Classical Schools of Indian Philosophy |
SANS 1810 - Classical Bangla |