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"Verum est, certum et verissimum, quod est, superius naturam habet inferioram et ascendens naturam descendentis."

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  • Field Work

    Details of Field Works

    I have been on two expeditions to the Himalayas and North India both carrying interests for Buddhist research and Cultural Anthropology and I have also studied some of the oasis in the Sahara.

    My first journey took me through Kashmir, Ladakh (Western Tibet), and North India in 1995.
    My second journey took me to Tunisia (Northern Africa) to the Chott el Jerid in in 1996.
    My third journey took me to Ladakh & Zanskar (Western Tibet) again and to Nepal in 1998.
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    Please check out the details of

    Field Work 1.

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    North-India

    Field Work 2.

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    Tibet

    Field Work 3.

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    Nepal

    Field Work 4.

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    Tunisia

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    Documentation

    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 (Mahăkăla puja, fire ritual, etc.)
    • - Tibetan Buddhist Festivals - The festivities at Shashur (Mask-dance (cham))
    • - 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 & Daksinkăli]
    • - Ascetics and hermits - sădhu tantric practices
    • - The burning of the dead in Pashupatinathban [Nepal]

    Documented Hindu tantric forms:
    Asceticism:
    - 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
    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 (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.)

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    Backups

    of the INDIA '95 and TANTRA '98 Expeditions

    Presentations and Lectures:

    INDIA'95 :

  • "INDIA" - University of Economics, Budapest [Autumn, 1997]
  • ELTE University, Cultural Anthropology Department [19/11/1996]
  • The Gate of Dharma Buddhist College [Autumn, 1995]
  • Tibet Support Group [Spring, 1995]

    • TANTRA'98 :

  • Vista Coffee House [30/08/2000]
  • Cultural Anthropology Society [Szimbiózis Club, (12/03/1999)]
  • World Music Club [MOM (18/03/1999)]
  • Central European University (CEU)  ["Conference on Tibet", (07/03/1999)]
  • Institute for Pedagogy [18/12/1998]
  • Szabó Ervin Library [09/12/1998]
  • Danubius Language School [20/11/1998]
  • Tibet Support Group [31/10/1998]
  • The Gate of Dharma Buddhist College [21/10/1998]
  • ELTE University, Cultural Anthropology Department [09/10/1998]

    • Radio Interviews:

    INDIA'95 :

  • "Tantrism" - [Gábor Csonka Radio Fix - (Spring 1997)].
  • "India '95" - [Radio Civil - (Autumn 1996)].
  • "Northern India" - [Gábor Csonka Radio Fix- (Spring1996)].
  • "Ladakh" - [Botond Szatmári Radio Tilos- The Midnight Yeti Program (Spring 1996)].

    • TANTRA'98 :

  • "Indian Ascetism" - [Kriszta Tűz Radio Fix - Dongó Program (07/03/1999)].
  • "The Magic of Tibetan Sounds" - [Tamás Paulinyí Radio Civil - Szintézis Program (Winter 1998)].
  • "TANTRA '98" - [Kriszta Tűz Radio Fix - Dongó Program (Autumn 1998)].
  • "TANTRA '98" - [Tibor Jankovics Radio Tilos - The Midnight Yeti Program (Autumn 1998)].

    • Exhibitions:

  • Tibetan Photo Exhibition - Museum of Applied Arts (photos by Botond Szatmári  and Tibor Jankovich) [09/03/1999 - 21/03/1999]
  • The Culture of Tibet (Ethnographic Exhibition) - Pest Center Gallery (collection by Botond Szatmári and Tibor Jankovich) [12/03/1999 - 02/04/1999]

    • Films:

  • The TANTRA '98 Exhibition - for Duna TV (Miklós Szederkényi) - no response

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    Available in Hungarian:

    Articles and Publications:

  • Daniel Tarr : Amritsar - The Golden Temple and the Nectar Lake . - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Benares - The City of Ascetics . [Magyar Hírlap - Világszám 2. (1997 April)] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Indian Drug '95 . [Törökfürdő 1996/1 & Magyar Narancs VIII/28, 1996/06/11] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Kashmir '95 - War in the Himalayas . - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Khajuraho - Sex temples of India - [Magyar Hírlap - Világszám 1. (1997 March)] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Ladakh - The Last Shangri-la . - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Manali - The World of Cannabis . - [« read it ]
  • Kriszta Tűz : Tibet and Nepal . [QG Magazin (03/1999)]

    • Academic papers:

  • Bence Tarr : The Cult of the Adi Grantha in Amritsar [ELTE CAD BA Thesis, 1998.] - [« read it ] (offline version only)
  • Bence Tarr : The Doctrine of the Nyingma-pa [GDBC BA Thesis, 1997.] - [« read it ] (offline version only)
  • Bence Tarr : Ladakh - The Power of Circumstance [ELTE CAD, 1996.] - [« read it ]
  • Bence Tarr : Amritsar - The Nectar Lake [ELTE CAD, 1996.] - [« read it ]
  • Bence Tarr : Murti - The true form of idolatry [ELTE CAD, 1996.] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : The Aghori Ascetics [ELTE CAD, 1996.] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Chenrezig [ELTE CAD, 1996.] - {Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Ethno-regional Research Center, Workbook 10., 1996} - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : The Cult of Siva [ELTE CAD MA Thesis, 1999.] - [« read it ] (offline version only)
  • Daniel Tarr : The followers and practices of Hindu Tantra [GDBC BA Thesis, 1997.] - {Library of the Museum of Ethnography (1997)} - [« read it ] (offline version only)
  • Daniel Tarr : Hindu Tantra [Schoolbook of the GDBC, 1996.]
  • Daniel Tarr : Indian Asceticism [ELTE CAD BA Thesis, 1998.] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Indian Ascetics (Exhibition Plan Outline) [ELTE CAD Museology, 1998.] - [« read it ] (offline version only)
  • Daniel Tarr : The Indian Cast System [ELTE CAD, 1997.] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Indian Drug '95 [ELTE CAD, 1995.] - [« read it ] 
  • Daniel Tarr : Kashmir '95 [ELTE CAD, 1995.] - [« read it ]
  • Daniel Tarr : Manali '95 [ELTE CAD, 1995.] - [« read it ]

    • Interested?   All written documents are available for reading in the » Library.

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