The Work of Kings: The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka

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2000
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Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based.

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Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 392
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 14 Apr 2000
ISBN 10: 0226748669
ISBN 13: 9780226748665