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008 210111s1999 ilua b 001 0 eng
010 _a 99034713
020 _a0226748650
020 _a9780226748658
020 _a0226748669 (pbk.)
020 _a9780226748665 (pbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)41932438
050 _aBQ376
_b.S46 1999
100 1 _aSeneviratne, H. L.,
_d1934-
245 1 4 _aThe work of kings :
_bthe new Buddhism in Sri Lanka /
_cH.L. Seneviratne.
260 _aChicago :
_bUniversity of Chicago Press,
_c1999.
300 _axiii, 358 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aBuddhism, 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.
650 4 _aBuddhism
_zSri Lanka
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 4 _aBuddhism and politics
_zSri Lanka
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 4 _aBuddhism
_xSocial aspects
_zSri Lanka
_xHistory
_y20th century.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c192
_d192