The birth and the early years -- The struggle for enlightenment -- After the enlightenment -- The spreading of the Dhamma -- The two chief disciples -- Anathapindika, the feeder of the poor --…
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.-- University of Pune)rnIncludes bibliographical references (p. [422]-428).rnIncludes passages in Pali and Sanskrit (pali and Sanskrit in roman).
As the Dead Sea scrolls have changed our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, so a set of twenty-nine scrolls recently acquired by the British Library promise to provide a window into a…
Relics: the heart of Buddhist veneration / Peter Skilling -- Cetiya and Thūpa: the textual sources / Lance Cousins -- The Buddhist remains of Passani and Bimaran and related relic deposits from…
"A fascinating comparative account of sacred languages and their role in and beyond religion; written for a broad, interdisciplinary audience Sacred languages have been used for foundational texts,…
Part 1: Background -- Part 2: Perceptions of mutual causality -- Dependent co-arising as mutual causality -- General systems theory -- Mutual causality in general systems theory -- Part 3: Dim…
Presents the rise of militant Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. Deals with political theology and the return of religion, and Theravada Buddhist discourses on violence and non-vi…
Gotama the Buddha, who lived the life of a wandering ascetic in northern India during the fifth century BCE, is looked to as the founder of one of the world's major religions. One of the main sourc…