Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo /
Gombrich, Richard F. 1937-
Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo / Richard F. Gombrich - Second edition - London, Routledge, ©1991 - xiii, 234 pages ; 22 cm - The library of religious beliefs and practices . - Library of religious beliefs and practices .
Originally published simultaneously: London ; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index
Acknowledgements and recommendations for further reading -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Gotama Buddha's problem situation -- 3. The Buddha's Dhamma -- 4. The Sangha's discipline -- 5. The accommodation between Buddhism and society in ancient India -- 6. The Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka -- 7. Protestant Buddhism -- 8. Current trends, new problems
Theravada Buddhism is widely recognized as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and women to pursue that ideal. For most of its history the fortunes of Theravada, the most conservative form of Buddhism, have been identified with those of that Order. Under the great Indian emperor, Asoka, himself a Buddhist, Theravada reached Sri Lanka in about 250 BC. There it became the religion of the Sinhala state, and from there it spread, much later, to Burma and Thailand. Richard Gombrich, the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, has updated his text and bibliographies to take account of recent research, including the controversies of the date of the Buddha and recent social and political developments in Sri Lanka. He explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the social and religious contexts against which Buddhism has developed and changed throughout history. Above all, he shows how it has always influenced and been influenced by its social surroundings in a way which continues to this day
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Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo / Richard F. Gombrich - Second edition - London, Routledge, ©1991 - xiii, 234 pages ; 22 cm - The library of religious beliefs and practices . - Library of religious beliefs and practices .
Originally published simultaneously: London ; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index
Acknowledgements and recommendations for further reading -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Gotama Buddha's problem situation -- 3. The Buddha's Dhamma -- 4. The Sangha's discipline -- 5. The accommodation between Buddhism and society in ancient India -- 6. The Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka -- 7. Protestant Buddhism -- 8. Current trends, new problems
Theravada Buddhism is widely recognized as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and women to pursue that ideal. For most of its history the fortunes of Theravada, the most conservative form of Buddhism, have been identified with those of that Order. Under the great Indian emperor, Asoka, himself a Buddhist, Theravada reached Sri Lanka in about 250 BC. There it became the religion of the Sinhala state, and from there it spread, much later, to Burma and Thailand. Richard Gombrich, the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, has updated his text and bibliographies to take account of recent research, including the controversies of the date of the Buddha and recent social and political developments in Sri Lanka. He explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the social and religious contexts against which Buddhism has developed and changed throughout history. Above all, he shows how it has always influenced and been influenced by its social surroundings in a way which continues to this day
0415075858 9780415365086 0415365082 9780415365093 0415365090 0415384109 9780415384100 9780415075855 0203088646 9780203088647
2006004851
Theravāda Buddhism--History
Theravāda Buddhism--Social aspects
Theravāda Buddhism--History--Sri Lanka
Theravāda Buddhism--Social aspects--Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka--Religion
BQ7150 / .G66 2006
294.3/9109