Siddham studies
Academic field studying the Siddham script, historically used for Sanskrit in East Asian Buddhism. A specialized term encountered in Buddhist studies and historical linguistics.
See also: 悉曇
彼は大学で悉曇学を専攻している。
He is majoring in Siddham studies at university.
Compound of 悉曇 (Siddham, from Sanskrit siddhaṃ) and 学 (study). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the academic study of the Siddham script.