Buddhist precept and practice : traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon / Richard F. Gombrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Sri Lanka.

Buddhism.

Buddhism--Sri Lanka--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Kegan Paul International ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1995.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First 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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Originally publlshed: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [406]-413) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-15623-2

0-203-03836-3

1-283-83801-X

1-136-15616-X

9780203038369

OCLC:

819635648