Theravada Buddhism Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

Name: Theravada Buddhism Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo
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ISBN: 9780415075855

ISBN-10: 0415075858

ISBN-13: 9780415075855

Edition: 2nd 1988

Authors: Richard F. Gombrich

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Theravada is the branch of Buddhism is found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put foward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and women to pursue that ideal. For most of its history the fortunes of Theravada, the most conservative form of Buddhism, have been identified with those of that Order. Under the great Indian emperor, Asoka, himself a Buddhist, Theravada reached Sri Lanka in about 250 BC. There it became the religion of the Sinhala state, and from there it spread, much later, to Burma and…

Book details

List price: $35.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/25/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices


Acknowledgments and Recommendations for Further Reading



Introduction



Gotama Buddha's Problem Situation



The Buddha's Dhamma



The Sangha's Discipline



The Accommodation Between Buddhism and Society in Ancient India



The Buddhist Tradition in Sri Lanka



Protestant Buddhism



Current Trends, New Problems


Works Cited


Abbreviations and Primary Sources


References


Index