Seneviratne, H. L.,  1934- <br/><br/>
The work of kings :  the new Buddhism in Sri Lanka / 
H.L. Seneviratne. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  1999. 
 - xiii, 358 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226748650 9780226748658 0226748669 (pbk.) 9780226748665 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99034713  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhism --History --Sri Lanka --20th century.<br/>Buddhism and politics--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.<br/>Buddhism--Social aspects--History--Sri Lanka--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ376  / .S46 1999