The work of kings : the new Buddhism in Sri Lanka /
Seneviratne, H. L., 1934-
The work of kings : the new Buddhism in Sri Lanka / H.L. Seneviratne. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999. - xiii, 358 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Buddhism, Civil Society, and the Present Study -- Dharmapala and the Definition of the Monk's Mission -- The Economic Stage: Vidyodaya and Rural Development -- Vidyalankara: The Descent into Ideology -- Social Service: The Anatomy of a Vocation -- The Critique of the Monkhood -- Conclusion: From Regeneration to Degeneration.
0226748650 9780226748658 0226748669 (pbk.) 9780226748665 (pbk.)
99034713
Buddhism --History --Sri Lanka --20th century.
Buddhism and politics--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.
Buddhism--Social aspects--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.
BQ376 / .S46 1999
The work of kings : the new Buddhism in Sri Lanka / H.L. Seneviratne. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999. - xiii, 358 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Buddhism, Civil Society, and the Present Study -- Dharmapala and the Definition of the Monk's Mission -- The Economic Stage: Vidyodaya and Rural Development -- Vidyalankara: The Descent into Ideology -- Social Service: The Anatomy of a Vocation -- The Critique of the Monkhood -- Conclusion: From Regeneration to Degeneration.
0226748650 9780226748658 0226748669 (pbk.) 9780226748665 (pbk.)
99034713
Buddhism --History --Sri Lanka --20th century.
Buddhism and politics--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.
Buddhism--Social aspects--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.
BQ376 / .S46 1999