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…
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…