Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka

Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka

by JohnCliffordHolt (Author)

Synopsis

This inderdisciplinary inquiry seeks to uncover how Buddhism was expressed during the waning years of indigenous political power in Asia's oldest continuing Buddhist culture. It focuses on King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and how he successfully revised Sinhalese Theravada Buddhism.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 18 Jul 1996

ISBN 10: 0195107578
ISBN 13: 9780195107579