The gate of the Dharma, wide open.
Prof. László Fórizs
Education:
1981–1982: studied Mathematics at University of Sopron
1982–1985: B.A. from Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen
1985–1987: M.A. from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
1990–1992: Graduate Studies in Physics and Philosophy from Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics
1997: Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University Department of Physics and Astronomy
2004-2005: Post-Graduate Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Education and Psychology
Work Experience:
1976–1978: Assistant librarian, Great Library, Benedictine Monastery, Pannonhalma
1978–1979: Librarian, Great Library, Benedictine Monastery, Pannonhalma
1990–92: Teaching assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA
1992–94: Lecturer, The Gate of Dharma Buddhist College, Budapest
1994–97: Chairman, Department of Vedic Studies, The Gate of Dharma Buddhist College, Budapest
1994–95: Guest lecturer, College of Education, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
1994–96: Teacher, Fasori Evangélikus High School, Budapest
1997 Spring: Teaching assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA
1997 Fall: Guest lecturer at the Department of Applied Religious Studies, Attila József University, Szeged
1996–1997: Ph.D. research with Professor Tom Kephart, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA
1997–2000 Chairman, Department of Buddhist Studies, The Gate of Dharma Buddhist College, Budapest
1999–2000: Joint lecturer with Professzor Tibor Széchényi, Department of Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2004–2006: Lecturer, Graduate School, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Major Publications:
Seung Sahn: A zen iránytűje (The Compass of Zen), translated by László Fórizs and Éva Kalmár. Cartaphilus, Budapest, 2009
Apâm. Napât, Dîrghatamas and the Construction of the Brick Altar. Analysis of RV 1.143, based on the invited paper presented at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference; Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, in preparation
Arseny Tarkovsky: „Not enough…” (Только этого мало). Budapest, 2007
It hurts so much (Attila József Nagyon fáj translated by László Fórizs in Tableau – József Attila emlékév 2005, p.14, ©Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, editor: Dr. Júlia Bartha, layout: András Virágvölgyi)
„Long, deep darkness” (Dirghatamas and Whitehead), opening talk at the Symposion of the Process Society , In Process and Adventure, edited by Ella Csikós and Gábor Karsai; Veszprémi Humán Tudományokért Kiadó, Veszprém, 2005
Alfred North Whitehead: Mathematics and the Good. Translated by László Fórizs and András Márk Szekeres. In Process and Adventure, edited by Ella Csikós and Gábor Karsai; Veszprémi Humán Tudományokért Kiadó, Veszprém, 2005
Dhammapada – Path of Virtue, translated from the original Pali by László Fórizs. 3rd, e-edition; Globus Publishing, New York – Berlin, 2005. (Glóbusz könyvkiadó)
Dîrghatamas – An Application of the Generalization of Witzel’s Grid, based on the invited paper presented at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference, Helsinki, 2003
Yogasutras of Patanjali, translated from the original Sanskrit by László Fórizs; GAIA, Budapest, 2002
Dhammapada – Path of Virtue, translated from the original Pali by László Fórizs, 2nd edition; GAIA, Budapest, 2002
Alfred North Whitehead: Process and Reality, Hungarian translation by László Fórizs and Gábor Karsai; Typotex Kiadó, Budapest, 2001
The Relevance of Whitehead for Contemporary Buddhist Philosophy, invited lecture presented at the Silver Anniversary Whitehead Conference, Claremont, CA, USA, 1998
Creation Hymns of the Rigveda, written and translated from the original Vedic by László Fórizs; FLI, Budapest, 1995
Dhammapada – Path of Virtue, translated from the original Pali by László Fórizs; FLI, Budapest, 1994
Selected hymns from the Rigveda, translated from the original Vedic by László Fórizs, in Wisdom of India, Chapter 4, pp. 169-180; TKBF-Gandhi Alapítvány, Budapest. 1994
Basic Teachings of Buddhism (excerpts from the Pali Canon), selected and translated by Laszlo Forizs, in Wisdom of India, Chapter 6, pp. 201-224; TKBF-Gandhi Alapítvány, Bp. 1994
Philosophy of Nagarjuna by László Fórizs, in Wisdom of India, Chapter 8/4., pp. 243-252, TKBF-Gandhi Alapítvány, Bp. 1994
Creation Hymns of Modern Physics by László Fórizs, in Proceedings of „The Role of Hungarians in the Scientific Development of the World;” Országos Műszaki Információs Központ, Bp. 1992
On some aspects of time, quantum cosmology and process philosophy; Vanderbilt University, 1991