Rewriting Buddhism :
Gornall, Alastair,
Rewriting Buddhism : Pali literature and monastic reform in Sri Lanka, 1157-1270 / Alastair Gornall. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
This book is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: Themes and theories -- Part I, Chaos. 2. Before 1165 and all that ; 3. The reform era and its Pali literature -- Part II, Order. 4. Scholarly foundations: Moggallāna's grammar ; 5. Buddhist scholasticism: Suman·gala's commentaries ; 6. Eschatological encyclopedism: Siddhattha's anthology -- Part III, Emotion. 7. Sense and sensibility: San·gharakkhita's poetics ; 8.The politics of relics: Dhammakitti's history ; 9. Devotional power: Buddharakkhita's Buddha biography ; 10. Conclusion: other lives and afterlives ; References ; Index.
Electronic reproduction.
London :
UCL Press,
2020.
Available in PDF format.
Description based on contents viewed 06 May 2020.
9781787355170 9781787355163 9781787355156 9781787355187 9781787355194
Pali literature--History and criticism.--Sri Lanka
Buddhism--History.--Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka--History--To 1505.
Sri Lanka--Intellectual life.
Rewriting Buddhism : Pali literature and monastic reform in Sri Lanka, 1157-1270 / Alastair Gornall. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
This book is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: Themes and theories -- Part I, Chaos. 2. Before 1165 and all that ; 3. The reform era and its Pali literature -- Part II, Order. 4. Scholarly foundations: Moggallāna's grammar ; 5. Buddhist scholasticism: Suman·gala's commentaries ; 6. Eschatological encyclopedism: Siddhattha's anthology -- Part III, Emotion. 7. Sense and sensibility: San·gharakkhita's poetics ; 8.The politics of relics: Dhammakitti's history ; 9. Devotional power: Buddharakkhita's Buddha biography ; 10. Conclusion: other lives and afterlives ; References ; Index.
Electronic reproduction.
London :
UCL Press,
2020.
Available in PDF format.
Description based on contents viewed 06 May 2020.
9781787355170 9781787355163 9781787355156 9781787355187 9781787355194
Pali literature--History and criticism.--Sri Lanka
Buddhism--History.--Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka--History--To 1505.
Sri Lanka--Intellectual life.