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I have studied Buddhism at the Gates of Dharma Buddhist College in Budapest besides Hindu, Chinese and western philosophy. I got so deeply involved, that after finishing my MA, I have decided to stay with the institution and become a Buddhist teacher myself. Since 1995 I have been teaching a number of different Buddhist subjects as well as doing research into early Buddhism. My major field of interest is Tantric Buddhism - especially the cross-cultural interference of Hindu and Buddhist philosophy and religious practice.
My research involved documentation (film and
photo) of a number of Hindu and Buddhist topics such as: Ladakh & Zanskar
& Lahaul and Spiti (Tibet) - Tibetan Buddhist
monasteries - Buddhist tantric
ceremonies (Mahãkãla puja, fire ritual, etc.) - Tibetan Buddhist
Festivals - The festivities at Shashur (Mask-dance (csham)) - Festivals in Ladakh
(folk dances and costumes of Ladakh) - Everyday life of a
ladakhi family Kathmandu-valley
(Nepal) - Kathmandu - The holy
city on the top of the world - Animal Sacrifices for
the God of Death [Kathmandu & Daksinkãli] - Ascetics and hermits
– sãdhu tantric practices - The burning of the
dead in Pashupatinathban [Nepal] Other
documented Buddhist tantric forms: ·
Magic:
Evocation – masked lama-dance (Csham) Banishing (Mahákála puja (2.)) The preparation of prayer-flags Various prayer-wheels and prayer-stones (mani-walls) The use of magic syllables (mantra) ·
Ritual:
Various rituals (pl.: drumming, singing, dancing, etc.) Ritual offerings (Mahákála puja (1.)) Butter-sculptures (torma) The creation of a sand-mandala ·
Fertility
cults: Phallic worship Fertility fire-offerings ·
Animist
items: Bone heaps (obo), chortens and stupas Mummies – mummification Ghost- and Demon-traps Shamanic elements (Worship of trees, fountains, etc.) Other
Documented Hindu tantric forms: ·
Ascetism:
Ascetics (sadhus) Ascetic practices (yoga, tapasya) Fire-keeper ascetic (dhúni-wálá) The home of a Saiva ascetic (kuti) ·
Magic:
Gatekeeper-gods & protective signs ·
Ritual:
Various rituals & offerings The burning of the dead Vedic fire-ritual Offerings (vedic offering) Preparation of food-mandala Offerings to the gods (puja) ·
Fertility
cults: Phallic worship (lingam-cult) Full Moon Animal Sacrifice Káli Shrine – Animal Sacrifices ·
Animist
items: Holy Monkeys Holy Cows Snake-charming |
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