Author: Wilhelm Geiger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa and Their Historical Development in Ceylon
Author: Wilhelm Geiger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
State of Buddhism in Ceylon (Srilaṅkā) as Depicted in the Pali Chronicles
Author: Sandhya Bhattacharya
Publisher: Pilgrims
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book is an attempt to trace the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as depicted in the Pali lanaguage chronicles which date from the 4th century BC onwards. Describes about Vamsa Literature, short history of the Pali chronicles, royal patronage of buddhism, monastic life in ceylon, buddhist festivals and ceremonies in ceylon.
Publisher: Pilgrims
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book is an attempt to trace the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as depicted in the Pali lanaguage chronicles which date from the 4th century BC onwards. Describes about Vamsa Literature, short history of the Pali chronicles, royal patronage of buddhism, monastic life in ceylon, buddhist festivals and ceremonies in ceylon.
Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka
The Dîpavaṃsa
Author: Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Buddha in the Crown
Author: John Clifford Holt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195362462
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Historical, anthropological, and philosophical in approach, Buddha in the Crown is a case study in religious and cultural change. It examines the various ways in which Avalokitesvara, the most well known and proliferated bodhisattva of Mahayana Buddhism throughout south, southeast, and east Asia, was assimilated into the transforming religious culture of Sri Lanka, one of the most pluralistic in Asia. Exploring the expressions of the bodhisattva's cult in Sanskrit and Sinhala literature, in iconography, epigraphy, ritual, symbol, and myth, the author develops a provocative thesis regarding the dynamics of religious change. Interdisciplinary in scope, addressing a wide variety of issues relating to Buddhist thought and practice, and providing new and original information on the rich cultural history of Sri Lanka, this book will interest students of Buddhism and South Asia.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195362462
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Historical, anthropological, and philosophical in approach, Buddha in the Crown is a case study in religious and cultural change. It examines the various ways in which Avalokitesvara, the most well known and proliferated bodhisattva of Mahayana Buddhism throughout south, southeast, and east Asia, was assimilated into the transforming religious culture of Sri Lanka, one of the most pluralistic in Asia. Exploring the expressions of the bodhisattva's cult in Sanskrit and Sinhala literature, in iconography, epigraphy, ritual, symbol, and myth, the author develops a provocative thesis regarding the dynamics of religious change. Interdisciplinary in scope, addressing a wide variety of issues relating to Buddhist thought and practice, and providing new and original information on the rich cultural history of Sri Lanka, this book will interest students of Buddhism and South Asia.
The Dîpavaṃsa
Indian Antiquary
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ...entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ... " -- introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ...entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ... " -- introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985.
Sacred Island
Author: Shravasti Dhammika
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
ISBN: 9552402719
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This travel and pilgrimage guidebook is meant primarily for Buddhists or those interested in Buddhism who wish to explore Sri Lanka’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the island, the author weaves together archaeological findings, art history and the stories and legends of the Buddhist tradition to bring to life thirty-three places of religious significance.
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
ISBN: 9552402719
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This travel and pilgrimage guidebook is meant primarily for Buddhists or those interested in Buddhism who wish to explore Sri Lanka’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the island, the author weaves together archaeological findings, art history and the stories and legends of the Buddhist tradition to bring to life thirty-three places of religious significance.
The Sri Lanka Reader
Author: John Holt
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822349825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
Fifty-four images and more than ninety classic and contemporary texts introduce Sri Lankas recorded history of more than two and a half millennia.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822349825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
Fifty-four images and more than ninety classic and contemporary texts introduce Sri Lankas recorded history of more than two and a half millennia.
Formations of Ritual
Author: David Scott
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452902429
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452902429
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description