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|bio=Märt Läänemets (born July 14, 1962 in Avinurme) is an Estonian orientalist. His main research interests are Mahāyāna Buddhism and the history of Chinese thought. He has published translations from Chinese, Sanskrit, and English. He has written opinion pieces on contemporary Chinese politics.

He was an associate professor (2016–2020) and head of the Oriental Studies Centre at the University of Tartu, and the president of the Estonian Academic Oriental Society. He teaches Mandarin Chinese and Sanskrit at the University of Tartu and has given lecture courses on Eastern topics. One of the authors of the Lexicon of the History of Eastern Thought (together with Linnart Mäll and Teet Toome).

In 2009, he defended his doctoral thesis "Gandavyūha-sūtra as a Historical Source" at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu. Together with Gao Jingyi, he compiled the first Chinese language textbook specifically designed for Estonian learners (Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus, 2015). ([https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4rt_L%C3%A4%C3%A4nemets Adapted from Source Jan 7, 2025])
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