Mónika Szegedi

Mónika Szegedi is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of East Asian Studies, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, and serves as a lecturer in the Department of Buddhology and Tibetology. Her work focuses on Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan studies, and the intellectual history of Tibetan Buddhism.

• University: Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
• Department: Buddhology and Tibetology
• Email: szegedimoni@caesar.elte.hu

Research Interests include:

• Yogācāra philosophical traditions
• Buddhist cosmology and ontology
• Tibetan historiography and syncretism
• Critical editions of Sanskrit/Tibetan texts
• Karmic theory and ethical frameworks
• Rites of passage in Tibetan and Indian contexts

Selected Publications highlight her contributions to:

• Tibetan historical rites (2021)
• Atomism in Vasubandhu’s Abhidharma (2019)
• Critical editions of Viṁśikā texts (2016, 2015)
• Systematic Buddhist philosophy (2013)
• Early Tibetan Buddhist state formation (2008)

Grants & Collaborations:

• Contributor to OTKA (K-112253) research led by Ferenc Ruzsa
• Organized commemorative conferences (2017 Kőrösi Csoma Sándor anniversary)