Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo /

Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1937-
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	The library of religious beliefs and practices Library of religious beliefs and practices.
Subject:	Theravāda Buddhism -- History. Theravāda Buddhism -- Social aspects. Theravāda Buddhism -- Sri Lanka -- History. Theravāda Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka. Religion. Theravāda Buddhism. Sri Lanka -- Religion. Sri Lanka. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12011113

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ISBN:	0203016033 9780203016039 0415365082 0415365090 9780415365086 9780415365093
Notes:	Originally published: London ; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988. Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index. Print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1937- Theravāda Buddhism. 2nd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0415365082 0415365090 Online version: Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1937- Theravāda Buddhism. 2nd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006

Table of Contents:

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.