Rewriting Buddhism : Pali literature and monastic reform in Sri Lanka, 1157-1270 / Alastair Gornall.
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TextPublisher: UCL Press, Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, mapsISBN: 9781787355170; 9781787355163; 9781787355156; 9781787355187; 9781787355194Subject(s): Pali literature -- Sri Lanka -- History and criticism | Buddhism -- Sri Lanka -- History | Sri Lanka -- History -- To 1505 | Sri Lanka -- Intellectual lifeOnline resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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