Buddha in Sri Lanka : remembered yesterdays /

"This book provides both an erudite and intimate look at how Buddhism is lived in Sri Lanka. While India is known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Sri Lanka is its other home; Buddhism extends back over twenty-five hundred years on the island and remains at the center of its spiritual traditions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Wickremeratne, Swarna, 1939-
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252779
Descripción
Summary:"This book provides both an erudite and intimate look at how Buddhism is lived in Sri Lanka. While India is known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Sri Lanka is its other home; Buddhism extends back over twenty-five hundred years on the island and remains at the center of its spiritual traditions and culture. Throughout the book, author Swarna Wickremeratne incorporates a personal view, sharing stories of herself, her family, friends, and acquaintances as they "lived Buddhism" both during her Sri Lankan girlhood and during more recent times."--Jacket.
Descrición Física:1 online resource (xviii, 297 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283) and index.
ISBN:1429413565
9781429413565
079146881X
9780791468814
0791468828
9780791468821
079148114X
9780791481141