Imre Hamar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5155845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Imre Hamar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Imre |
| FAMILY NAME | Hamar |
| SIGNATURE | HAMAR I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eötvös Loránd University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0517-3512 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Avataṃsaka Meditation in Khotan: Samādhi, Visualization, and the Cult of Buddha Images
This article examines Khotan’s role in the transmission and reception of Avataṃsaka/Huayan Buddhism, arguing that the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra’s exceptional prestige and royal protection in Khotan provided favourable conditions for the circulation—and possibly the redaction—of large Mahāyāna compilations. It then analyses two Avataṃsaka-group meditation texts translated by the Khotanese monk Devendraprajñā (The Section on the Cultivation of Loving-K…
Syncretism in Exegesis: The Integration of Confucian Texts in Chengguan’s Huayan Commentary
Commentarial literature constitutes a cornerstone in the edifice of Chinese Buddhism, providing critical exegesis of Indian Buddhist texts. This paper examines the pivotal role of Chengguan (738–839), the fourth patriarch of the Huayan school, revered for his extensive commentarial work on the Chinese translations of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra. Chengguan not only composed a written commentary but also engaged in discourses with the monastic and la…
The Huayan Understanding of One-mind and Buddhist Practice on the Basis of the Awakening of Faith
The Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism inherited the legacy of the early transmission of Yogācāra teachings through the Dilun and Shelun schools, signifying a scholarly endeavour to synthetise the Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha teachings. In contrast to the Indian Yogācāra tradition, which was subsequently introduced to China by the renowned monk and traveller Xuanzang 玄奘 (602–664), these arly schools emphasised a kind of actual or pure reality behi…
Szamantabhadra bódhiszattva szerepe és jelentősége az Avatamszaka-szútrában
Szamantabhadra bódhiszattva a mahájána buddhizmus égi bódhiszattváinak egyike, a kelet-ázsiai buddhizmusban az i. sz. V. század óta tisztelet tárgya, akit számos módon jelenítenek meg a kelet-ázsiai művészetben. A rá vonatkozó első forrás a Lótusz szútra, amelyet Dharmaraksa fordított le először kínaira 286-ban Zheng fahua jing 正法華經címmel, később pedig a híres fordító, Kumáradzsíva (344–413) fordította le ismét 406-ban Miaofa lianhua jing 妙法蓮華經 c…
The Exegetical Tradition of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra
The Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which served as an ideological foundation for the establishment and gradual development of the Huayan school, is one of the most influential Mahāyāna sūtras in East Asian Buddhism. This article shows how the exegetical tradition that focused on the study of this scripture was started by the scholar monks of the Dilun school, who highly valued the Vasubandhu’s commentary on the Daśabhūmika-sūtra chapter of the Buddhāvata…
The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family
Filial piety is one of the cardinal moral values in Confucianism, and has become a keystone in the Chinese social value system, describing and prescribing the proper functioning of human communities at micro (family) and macro (state) levels. The introduction of Buddhism, which advocates that only those who live in celibacy pursuing the career of a monk can easily have access to the highest truth, challenged the uniformly accepted moral obligatio…
The Mañjuśrī cult in Khotan
The so-called new representation of Mañjuśrī that is found in Dunhuang and became quite popular in Wutaishan region and East Asian Buddhism includes a foreign looking person who became identified as the Khotanese king. This representation shows the close association of Khotan with Mañjuśrī and the Cult of Mañjuśrī on Wutaishan. The possible Khotanese compilation of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which is the main proof text for Mañjuśrī’s presence on…
Reflecting mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan Buddhism
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Reflecting mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan Buddhism
The Mañjuśrī cult in Khotan
The so-called new representation of Mañjuśrī that is found in Dunhuang and became quite popular in Wutaishan region and East Asian Buddhism includes a foreign looking person who became identified as the Khotanese king. This representation shows the close association of Khotan with Mañjuśrī and the Cult of Mañjuśrī on Wutaishan. The possible Khotanese compilation of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which is the main proof text for Mañjuśrī’s presence on…
The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family
Filial piety is one of the cardinal moral values in Confucianism, and has become a keystone in the Chinese social value system, describing and prescribing the proper functioning of human communities at micro (family) and macro (state) levels. The introduction of Buddhism, which advocates that only those who live in celibacy pursuing the career of a monk can easily have access to the highest truth, challenged the uniformly accepted moral obligatio…
The Exegetical Tradition of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra
The Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which served as an ideological foundation for the establishment and gradual development of the Huayan school, is one of the most influential Mahāyāna sūtras in East Asian Buddhism. This article shows how the exegetical tradition that focused on the study of this scripture was started by the scholar monks of the Dilun school, who highly valued the Vasubandhu’s commentary on the Daśabhūmika-sūtra chapter of the Buddhāvata…
The Huayan Understanding of One-mind and Buddhist Practice on the Basis of the Awakening of Faith
The Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism inherited the legacy of the early transmission of Yogācāra teachings through the Dilun and Shelun schools, signifying a scholarly endeavour to synthetise the Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha teachings. In contrast to the Indian Yogācāra tradition, which was subsequently introduced to China by the renowned monk and traveller Xuanzang 玄奘 (602–664), these arly schools emphasised a kind of actual or pure reality behi…
Szamantabhadra bódhiszattva szerepe és jelentősége az Avatamszaka-szútrában
Szamantabhadra bódhiszattva a mahájána buddhizmus égi bódhiszattváinak egyike, a kelet-ázsiai buddhizmusban az i. sz. V. század óta tisztelet tárgya, akit számos módon jelenítenek meg a kelet-ázsiai művészetben. A rá vonatkozó első forrás a Lótusz szútra, amelyet Dharmaraksa fordított le először kínaira 286-ban Zheng fahua jing 正法華經címmel, később pedig a híres fordító, Kumáradzsíva (344–413) fordította le ismét 406-ban Miaofa lianhua jing 妙法蓮華經 c…
Syncretism in Exegesis: The Integration of Confucian Texts in Chengguan’s Huayan Commentary
Commentarial literature constitutes a cornerstone in the edifice of Chinese Buddhism, providing critical exegesis of Indian Buddhist texts. This paper examines the pivotal role of Chengguan (738–839), the fourth patriarch of the Huayan school, revered for his extensive commentarial work on the Chinese translations of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra. Chengguan not only composed a written commentary but also engaged in discourses with the monastic and la…
Avataṃsaka Meditation in Khotan: Samādhi, Visualization, and the Cult of Buddha Images
This article examines Khotan’s role in the transmission and reception of Avataṃsaka/Huayan Buddhism, arguing that the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra’s exceptional prestige and royal protection in Khotan provided favourable conditions for the circulation—and possibly the redaction—of large Mahāyāna compilations. It then analyses two Avataṃsaka-group meditation texts translated by the Khotanese monk Devendraprajñā (The Section on the Cultivation of Loving-K…
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