Gananath Obeyesekere is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, USA where he has taught for 20 years. His recent publications include The Awakened Ones: An Essay on the Phenomen…
Tooth Relic of the Buddha published in the year 1995 was published by Ministry of Buddhasasana, Government of Sri Lanka Department of Buddhist Affairs. View 8 more books by Ministry of Buddhasasana…
his book, 'Mahavanshaya' written in Sinhalese, is the historical story of Ceylon or ancient Sri Lanka. This book has been presented the history from the very first King of Ceylon, King Vijaya to 19…
Originally published: London; New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988.
The monograph consists of two parts, of which the first examines the Buddhist devotional practices, from the historical and canonical perspectives of the evolution of the worship of caitya, stupa, …
Theravada is the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible fo…
This old classic by the doyen of Sri Lanka's Pali scholars surveys Sri Lanka's rich legacy of Pali literature. The book is also a gracefully written history of Sri Lankan Buddhism. 'Not likely ever…
This book - comprising scholarly essays by Richard Gombrich, Ananda Guruge, Romila Thaper, N.A. Jayawickrama, John Strong, and the editor -seeks to define the relationship to Buddhism of the great …
In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselve…