Thanks for the clarity, Dominik. Huzzah for altruism -- lovely indeed! :)
*Sincerely,* *Westin Harris* Ph.D. Candidate Study of Religion University of California, Davis https://religionsgrad.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris <https://religions.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris> 2021 Dissertation Fellow, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies Sarva Mangalam. On Sun, Dec 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > The original contract between the German Research Society and the Nepalese > authorities stipulated that copies of microfilms had to be purchased > directly from the National Archives in Kathmandu. The one exception to > this was that copies of the films were available in Berlin, where German > nationals could consult them and have copies. That's the contract and it > has not been renegotiated. Many of us have wrestled with all this for many > decades. > > If anything different from this is happening then it is the result of an > altruistic gesture by someone in favour of supporting non-nationalistic > scholarship, which is lovely. But it's not a result of a change in the > original terms of the contract. > > Best, > Dominik > > > -- > Prof. Dominik Wujastyk > University of Alberta > > "The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth, > the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge > through teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities and > service." > -- Collective Agreement > <https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/media-library/my-employment/agreements/2020-2024-collective-agreement---working-version.pdf> > 3.01 > > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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