History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine A Translation of the Sinhala ThÅ«pavaá¹ƒsa

Name: History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine A Translation of the Sinhala ThÅ«pavaá¹ƒsa
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ISBN: 9780195301397

ISBN-10: 0195301390

ISBN-13: 9780195301397

Edition: 2006

Authors: Stephen C. Berkwitz

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Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were composed by elites for learned audiences, to the neglect of a large number of Buddhist histories written in local languages for popular consumption. The Sinhala Thupavamsa, composed by Parakama Pandita in thirteenth-century Sri Lanka, is an important example of a Buddhist chronicle written in the vernacular Sinhala language. Furthermore, it is among those works that inform public discussion and debate over the place of Buddhism in the Sri Lankan nation state and the role of Buddhist monks in contemporary politics. In this book Stephen…

Book details

List price: $71.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 8.39" wide x 5.71" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.354
Language: English



The text in translation : the history of the Buddha's relic shrine



The career of the Bodhisattva



The story of Prince Siddartha



The defeat of Mira



The awakening of the Buddha



The enshrining of the relics



The story of King Asoka



Establishing the dispensation in Lanka



The early career of King Dutugamunu



The victory of King Dutugamunu



The commencement of the relic shrine



The description of the relic chamber



The relic deposit



The death of King Dutugamunu