The Work of Kings

The University of Chicago Press

The Work of Kings The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka\nby H. L. Seneviratne\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: H. L. Seneviratne\nTitle: The Work of Kings The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Buddhism\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780226748658\nISBN-10: 0226748650\nRRP: \u00A380.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nExamines 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.\n\nExamines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects up.