Buddhist precept and practice : traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon / / Richard F. Gombrich |
Autore | Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Sri Lanka
Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-03836-3
1-283-83801-X 1-136-15616-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Beings
IV. 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463078103321 |
Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937-, > | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Buddhist precept and practice : traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon / / Richard F. Gombrich |
Autore | Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Sri Lanka
Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History |
ISBN |
1-136-15623-2
0-203-03836-3 1-283-83801-X 1-136-15616-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Beings
IV. 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786470903321 |
Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937-, > | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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