Gergely Hidas
Biographic Data
| ID | 573191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gergely Hidas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gergely |
| FAMILY NAME | Hidas |
| SIGNATURE | HIDAS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eötvös Loránd University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī
lt;p>Gergely Hidas, "Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī: The Complete Sanskrit Text Based on Nepalese Manuscripts," International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture 30, no 2 (2020): 147-67. \n\n Buddhist dhāraṇī. \n Buddhist mantras
A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture
This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The si…
Discourses of caste over the longue durée
We know relatively little about the responses of conservative Brahman scholars to the demise of the Yādava state and the coming of the Sultanate kingdoms in western India. Gopīnātha, from a little-known Śaivite family near Ahmadnagar, saw it as imperative to protect dharma, both from the challenge of bhakti and from the unrestrained social mixing he saw in the world around him. His Sanskrit manual, the Jātiviveka, 'Discernment of Jātis', employed…
Twodhāraṇīprints in the Stein Collection at the British Museum
This paper examines two tenth-century woodblock prints from Dunhuang acquired by Sir Aurel Stein. They are registered under the numbers Ch.00151 and Ch.00152 at the British Museum. The first, Ch.00151, is dedicated to Avalokiteśvara and the second, Ch.00152, to Amitābha, both with magical formulas written in Siddham characters in square or circular fashion around the central image of the respective deity. Editions, translations and identification…
Discourses of caste over the longue durée
We know relatively little about the responses of conservative Brahman scholars to the demise of the Yādava state and the coming of the Sultanate kingdoms in western India. Gopīnātha, from a little-known Śaivite family near Ahmadnagar, saw it as imperative to protect dharma, both from the challenge of bhakti and from the unrestrained social mixing he saw in the world around him. His Sanskrit manual, the Jātiviveka, 'Discernment of Jātis', employed…
A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture
This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The si…
Twodhāraṇīprints in the Stein Collection at the British Museum
This paper examines two tenth-century woodblock prints from Dunhuang acquired by Sir Aurel Stein. They are registered under the numbers Ch.00151 and Ch.00152 at the British Museum. The first, Ch.00151, is dedicated to Avalokiteśvara and the second, Ch.00152, to Amitābha, both with magical formulas written in Siddham characters in square or circular fashion around the central image of the respective deity. Editions, translations and identification…
Discourses of caste over the longue durée
We know relatively little about the responses of conservative Brahman scholars to the demise of the Yādava state and the coming of the Sultanate kingdoms in western India. Gopīnātha, from a little-known Śaivite family near Ahmadnagar, saw it as imperative to protect dharma, both from the challenge of bhakti and from the unrestrained social mixing he saw in the world around him. His Sanskrit manual, the Jātiviveka, 'Discernment of Jātis', employed…
Twodhāraṇīprints in the Stein Collection at the British Museum
This paper examines two tenth-century woodblock prints from Dunhuang acquired by Sir Aurel Stein. They are registered under the numbers Ch.00151 and Ch.00152 at the British Museum. The first, Ch.00151, is dedicated to Avalokiteśvara and the second, Ch.00152, to Amitābha, both with magical formulas written in Siddham characters in square or circular fashion around the central image of the respective deity. Editions, translations and identification…
A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture
This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The si…
Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī
lt;p>Gergely Hidas, "Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī: The Complete Sanskrit Text Based on Nepalese Manuscripts," International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture 30, no 2 (2020): 147-67. \n\n Buddhist dhāraṇī. \n Buddhist mantras
Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 works) · History (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art history (1 work)