A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture : Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja - Critical Edition / / Gergely Hidas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910772078003321
• Autore: Hidas Gergely <1970->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2019; Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©2019
• ISBN: 3-11-062105-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145)
• Collana: Beyond Boundaries ; ; 3
• Soggetti: Australasian & Pacific history; Buddhism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Edition and translation -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 six chapters of the Vajratundasamayakalparaja present the vidyadhara spell-master as a ritualist who uses mandalas, mudras and other techniques to gain mastery over the Nagas and thus control the rains. By subjugating the Nagas, favourable weather and good crops are guaranteed. This links this incantation tradition to economic power and the securing of worldly support for the Buddhist community.

Selected Papers from the 2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP) / Jorge Crichigno, Norbert Herencsar, Francesco Benedetto

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910674032703321
• Autore: Crichigno Jorge
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019
• ISBN: 9783039210411; 3039210416
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (194 p.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: This Special Issue contains a series of excellent research works on telecommunications and signal processing, selected from the 2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP) which was held on July 4-6, 2018, in Athens, Greece. The conference was organized in cooperation with the IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), IEEE Greece Section, IEEE Czechoslovakia Section, and IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Chapter by seventeen universities from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, Taiwan, Japan, Slovak Republic, Spain, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland, for academics, researchers, and developers, and serves as a premier international forum for the annual exchange and promotion of the latest advances in telecommunication technology and signal processing. The aim of the conference is to bring together both novice and experienced scientists, developers, and specialists, to meet new colleagues, collect new ideas, and establish new cooperation between research groups from universities, research centers, and private sectors worldwide. This collection of 10 papers is highly recommended for researchers, and believed to be interesting, inspiring, and motivating for readers in their further research.