02960oam 2200637I 450 991078647090332120230721044512.01-136-15623-20-203-03836-31-283-83801-X1-136-15616-X10.4324/9780203038369 (CKB)2670000000298472(EBL)1074525(OCoLC)819635648(SSID)ssj0000782799(PQKBManifestationID)11419652(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000782799(PQKBWorkID)10746250(PQKB)10482068(MiAaPQ)EBC1074525(Au-PeEL)EBL1074525(CaPaEBR)ebr10630315(CaONFJC)MIL415051(OCoLC)820730547(FINmELB)ELB134182(EXLCZ)99267000000029847220180706e20091995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuddhist precept and practice traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon /Richard F. GombrichAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2009.1 online resource (439 p.)First published in 1995 by Claredon Press.1-138-98799-9 0-7103-0444-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [406]-413) and index.Front Cover; Buddhist Precept and Practice; Copyright Page; Abbreviations; Pronunciation; Contents; Introduction: Aims and Scope of this Book; I. The Problem: Religious Change; II. Why Ceylon?; III. The History, Geography and Economy of Ceylon; IV. Field-work and Presentation; 1. Sinhalese Buddhism-Orthodox or Syncretistic?; 2. The Basic Vocabulary of Buddhism; 3. The Buddha; I. The Buddha's Biography; II. The Buddha as Worshipped: Man or God?; 4. A Sketch of the Universe as seen from Mīgala; I. Causation; II. The Contents of the Universe; III. Attempts to Influence non-human BeingsIV. Summary5. Total Responsibility in Theory and Practice; 6. The Ethics of Intention; 7. The Monastic Ideal and the Decline of Buddhism; 8. Caste in the Monastery; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexFirst published in 1971, this is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not only in modern times but over the two and a half millennia during which Buddhism has flourished.BuddhismSri LankaBuddhismSri LankaHistoryBuddhismBuddhismHistory.294.3/095493Gombrich Richard F(Richard Francis),1937-,637369MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786470903321Buddhist precept and practice3785435UNINA