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Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)
Theravada Buddhism A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo - The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
Author: Richard F. Gombrich
Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the Buddha and current social and political developments in Sri Lanka. Gombrich explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the social and religious contexts against which Buddhis...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415365093
ISBN-10: 0415365090
Publication Date: 7/24/2006
Pages: 256
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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