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Indian funeral rite from the past to the present
Hadvigová, Helena ; Kostič, Svetislav (advisor) ; Hříbek, Martin (referee)
ABSTRACTABSTRACTABSTRACTABSTRACT (in English) The diploma work deals with the hindu funeral rite. The thesis is based on the study of original Indian resources in Hindi and Sanskrit, as well as on treatises on this topic in English, German and Czech. The main part of the thesis consists of description of the last rite in the life of Hindus - the last samskara, known as antyeshti. The description of the funeral rite is made from structural and also historical point of view. The description of the structure of funeral rite is based on complex study of all resources, and translation of Paraskara grhyasutra is added as an attachment. This basis allows following development of the rite and its possible changes in modern India.
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Dzogchen and its philosophical aspect in Bon tradition
KLOZAR, Karel
The thesis deals with philosophical aspect of Dzhgchen, which is the core of the Yungdrung Bon traditon. It is very special spiritual tradition because of it's very special nondualistic view of man and universe. First part deals with the history and division of it's teachings and it's Dzogchen lineages. Next part focuses on explanation of differences in views of sutra, tantra and Dzogchen, mainly from the standpoint of the view of base, path, fruit, emptiness, clarity, conscioussness and mind and it's nature. Next part provides translation of the text Twelve little tantras and it's deep explanation. Last part, and most important one, focuses on philosophical examination of some key aspects of Dzogchen, mainly on it's view of autenticity of mindnature. This part also compares Pramenides's fragments with some key points of view of Buddhism and Dzogchen, which may lead to some unexpected conclusions about man's thinking and the problem of it's intentionality.
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