Visitors to the Gödör are greeted by five gigantic Tibetan mediation paintings, or thangka. The paintings are part of an exhibition displaying artwork reflecting the spiritual and cultural heritage of eastern Buddhism. The spiritual significance of all of the objects is explained to visitors.
Flóra Császári, one of the festival organisers, said interest in the series had been strong, with 400-500 people attending the evening presentations.
The programme on Thursday promises to be another big draw, when Michael Fuchs, an organisational developer and trainer who has practiced Buddhism for 20 years, speaks. Fuchs integrates the Buddhist view and methods into organisational culture and performance management. He has worked as a consultant for multinationals such as Allianz, Bosch, BP, and Metro.
Zsuzsa Kőszegi and Róbert Szilágyi will speak on Buddha and Love on Friday, and the series will wrap up with a lecture by Lama Ole Nydahl, one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, who was one of the greatest yogis of the century and head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. After Ole and Hannah completed their intensive studies and training in the Himalayas, Karmapa asked Hannah and Ole to bring Tibetan Buddhism to the West.
Buddhafeszt, organised by the Tibet-Europe Foundation and the Diamond Way Buddhist Community, is taking place between December 14 and 20.
Author: Éva Kelemen / Photo: Dániel Kováts
