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I received scientific and traditional education
for four years at the Gate of Dharma Buddhist College in Budapest, where I have studied Buddhism besides Hindu, Chinese and western
philosophy. I specialized on the study of Buddhist philosophy and Eastern
thought. And I also studied philosophy of religion specializing on Indian
culture and Indian religions. I wrote my thesis on Hindu Tantra.
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.
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I
have been on two expeditions to the Himalayas both carrying interests
for Buddhist research and cultural anthropology.
A
part
of my
first journey took me to Western Tibet, to the Buddhist kingdom of Ladakh
in 1995.
A
part of my
second journey took me to Western Tibet again, to the Buddhist kingdoms
of Lahaul and Spiti and Zanskar in 1998.
Politically
these areas all belong to India, therefore survived the devastating
effects of the Chinese intervention in Tibet and since represent an
ideal research area of relatively untouched Buddhist culture.
I
have also studied some of the monasteries and settlements of Tibetan
refugees in Himachal Pradesh (India) and the Kathmandu-valley (Nepal).
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I have been to more than 50 Buddhist monasteries studying
and experiencing the monastic way of life. ]Interested? Check
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I have visited a high number of Tibetan settlements
studying Tibetan Buddhist culture. ]Interested? Check
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I have visited more than a 130
Hindu temples in
Northern-India and the Kathmandu-valley in Nepal. ]Interested? Check
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My research involved documentation (film and
photo) of a number of Hindu and Buddhist topics. Interested? Check
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The
followers and practices of Hindu
Tantra
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In my thesis I carry out an
introductive analyses of the followers and practices of Hindu Tantra. I
start with a brief analyses of the development of Hindu thought and trace
the tantric tradition back to pre-aryan times to the dravida people of the
Indus Civilization. I argue that the tantric tradition is older than Vedic
Hinduism and constitutes the basic teachings of both the Puranic Hindu
culture and folk religions especially on the side of fertility cults. I
than argue that indian ascetics, widely known as sadhus, are
the living representatives and followers of the tantric tradition. I also
emphasize that orthodox Hinduism based on the teachings of the Vedas and
represented by the priest cast of brahmins; and non-orthodox
Hinduism based on tantric practice and represented by the cast of sadhus
strongly differ and have their own two ways and entirely seperate
traditions... |
I try to
reconstruct the picture of the early ascetics and create my own list of
early sadhu sects: I write about the pashupata, kapalika and
kalamukha sects in detail and try to distinguish them from other
contemporary ascetic sects like the bhikshu (Buddhist), jaina
and ajivika sects. My argument leads to the clear distinction of
the samayin or "right hand path" and the kaula or
"left hand path" tradition in tantric though and practice. I
argue that this tradition is the ground for the Puranic Hindu concept of
Trimurti - the trinity of God: Brahma the Creator, Visnu the Preserver and
Siva the Destroyer. I see the same tradition in reflected in the beliefs
and practices of sadhu sects.
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Following Dolf Hartsuiker's
line of thought I distinguish the two major trends of vaisnava and saiva
line: sects following Lord Visnu and sects following Lord Siva. |
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To
be continued... |
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Here is the content of my thesis-paper:
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Table
of Contents |
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Introducion:
The Hindu Tantra………………………………………...........1-5.
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I.
The
origins of Hindu religion: Tantra……………………………….6-40.
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The
development of tantrism.....……………………………….........6-10. |
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The
followers of Tantra (non-orthodox Hindu sects)…11-38. |
·
Ascetics
(sramana, muni, sadhu, yogi, siddha, tantrika)...........11-25. |
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Hermits
(sanyasi, Saiva and Vaisnava).....…………….…................11-25. |
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Bhakti
(alvar, lingayat).......…………………………………....................25-27. |
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Buddhist
sangha (sthavira vada, maha sanghika)…....................27-29. |
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Jain
gana (digambara, svetambara)…………………….…................30-32. |
·
Gurus
(Radnyis, Maharisi, Muktananda, Sai Baba, Prabhupada) |
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II.
The tantric way of life :
Yoga…………………………………………..41-82.
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Lifestyle…………………………………………………...................................41-47. |
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Practice
- The System of Yoga……………………………………….48-82. |
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Hatha-yoga………………………………………...........................................50-66. |
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Satkarma……………………………………….…...................................51-54. |
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Asana & Mudra……………………………………….….....................54-57. |
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Pratyahara……………………………………….…......................................58. |
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Pranayama & nadi-cakra-abhyasa………………………………59-66. |
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Tantra-yoga………………………………………………..............................67-82. |
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Sukha-yoga (bhoga)……………………………………….….............68-72. |
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Cakra-puja (panca-makara)………………………………………..72-78. |
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Siddha-yoga (siddhi)……………………………………….…..........79-82. |
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Glossary………………............................................................................................................83-90.
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Bibliography………………………………………………………………………...............91-98.
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Course
Description
BA equivalent course in Philosophy of Religion
(Autumn 1993 – Spring 1997)
Courses in Classic Philosophy
(Department of Philosophy of Religion)
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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Classic
Greek Philosophy
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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Classic
Greek Philosophy II.
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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History
of Philosophy I.
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Bakos & Fórizs & Ruzsa
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B
level (4)
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History
of Philosophy I. seminar
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László Fórizs
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A
level (5)
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History
of Philosophy II.
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Bakos & Fórizs & Jancsik
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A
level (5)
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History
of Philosophy II. seminar
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László Fórizs
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A
level (5)
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Philosophy
of Religion
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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Philosophy
of Religion II.
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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Philosophy
of Nature
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Philosophy
of Nature II.
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Chinese
Philosophy
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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Chinese
Philosophy II.
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Lőrincz Imre Farkas
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A
level (5)
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Hermetic
Philosophy
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József Bakos
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passed
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Hermetic
Philosophy II.
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Logics
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Ferenc Ruzsa
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passed
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Logics
seminar
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Gábor
Karsai
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A
level (5)
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Aesthetics
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Károly Jancsik
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passed
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Aesthetics
II.
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Károly Jancsik
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A
level (5)
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Comprehensive
Exam of Western Philosophy
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A
level (5)
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Special Courses in Philosophy of Religion
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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Hermetic
Philosophy III.
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Hermetic
Philosophy IV.
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Scholastic
Philosophy
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József Bakos
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passed
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Mythology
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József Bakos
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A
level (5)
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Ethnology
of Religion
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Gábor Vargyas
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passed
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Ethnology
of Religion II.
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Gábor Vargyas
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A
level (5)
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The
Philosophy of the Tao Te King
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József Bakos
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passed
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Buddhist Philosophy
(Department of Buddhist Studies)
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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Hinayana
Buddhism
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András Laár
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A
level (5)
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Hinayana
Buddhism II.
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András Laár
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A
level (5)
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Theravada
Buddhist texts
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László Tenigl-Takács
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A
level (5)
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Indian
Buddhism
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László Tenigl-Takács
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passed
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Indian
Buddhism II.
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László Tenigl-Takács
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passed
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Mahayana
Buddhism
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Tamás Agócs
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A
level (5)
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Mahayana
Buddhism II.
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Tamás Agócs
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A
level (5)
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Madhyamaka
Buddhism
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Judit Fehér
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A
level (5)
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Yogacara
Buddhism
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László Tenigl-Takács
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A
level (5)
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Yogacara
Buddhism seminar
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László Tenigl-Takács
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A
level (5)
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Buddhist
Epistemology and Ontology
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Tamás Agócs
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A
level (5)
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Comprehensive
Exam of Buddhist Philosophy
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A
level (5)
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Other Buddhist courses
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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The
History of Tibetan Buddhism
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Katalin Jakab
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passed
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Tibetan
Buddhism
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Tamás Agócs
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A
level (5)
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The
History of Zen Buddhism
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Tibor Tátrai
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passed
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Zen
Buddhism
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Róbert Hegedűs
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A
level (5)
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Buddhist
enquiries
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Tamás Berhidai
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passed
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Hindu Philosophy
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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Upanisad
Philosophy
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László Tenigl-Takács
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B
level (4)
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Darshan
Philosophy
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Ferenc Ruzsa & L. Takács
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A
level (5)
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Darshan
Philosophy II.
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Ferenc Ruzsa & L. Takács
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A
level (5)
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Rig-Veda
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László Fórizs
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A
level (5)
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Dissertation:
"The followers and practices of Hindu Tantra"
A level (5) |
Courses in Tibetan Language
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Name
of course
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Teacher
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Grade
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Classic
Tibetan Language 1.
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Mónika Szegedi
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C
level (3)
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Classic
Tibetan Language 2.
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Mónika Szegedi
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D
level (2)
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Classic
Tibetan Language 3.
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Mónika Szegedi
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B
level (4)
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Classic
Tibetan Language 4.
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Mónika Szegedi
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C
level (3)
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Index No.: C-93/46
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Essays
 | The followers and
practices of Hindu Tantra (MA Thesis) [Spring 1997]
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| Hinayăna Buddhism
[Autumn 1997] - [Schoolbook of the GDBC, 1997]
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| Hindu Tantra [Autumn
1996] - [Schoolbook of the GDBC, 1996]
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| Vasubandhu - The
Teaching of the Three Selves [Spring 1996] {Yogacăra Buddhism}
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| Selflessness and
Emptiness [Spring 1995] {Mahayăna Buddhism}
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| The History of Mahayăna
Schools [Autumn 1994] - [Schoolbook of the GDBC, 1994]
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| Lin-csi [Spring 1994]
{Zen Buddhism}
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| Prăna-Ătman
[Autumn 1993] {Upanishad Philosophy}
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| The Philosophy of Lost
Order [Spring 1994] {Antic- and Chinese Philosophy}
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| Presocratic Thought -
The Philosophy of ONE [Autumn 1993] {Antic Philosophy}
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| Introduction to Chinese
Philosophy [Autumn 1993] {Chinese Philosophy}
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| Aurelius Augustinus
[Autumn 1995] {History of Philosophy}
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| Ziqquratu [Spring 1994]
{Philosophy of Religion}
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| Rabbi Jesus [Autumn
1994] {Philosophy of Religion}
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