Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!

You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.

Sign up

Buddhism Betrayed?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Buddhism Betrayed?

This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.

The Buddhist Revival in Sri Lanka
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

The Buddhist Revival in Sri Lanka

In 1956, Theravada Buddhists in Sri Lanka and throughout Southeast Asia celebrated the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha`s entry into Nirvana and of the establishment of the Buddhist tradition. This book examines this revival of Theravada Buddhism among the laity of Sri Lanka, analysing its origins and its growth up to the present-day. Within the spectrum of reinterpretations that have comprised the revival, the book focuses on four important types or patterns of reinterpretation and response. It examines the rational reformism of the early Protestant Buddhists led by Anagarika Dharmapala and the conservative neotraditionalism of the Jayanti period.Particular attention is given to two of the most recent and dynamic reforms, the insight meditation movement, breaking with tradition, has opened the path of meditation to lay people, enabling them to seek Nirvana without renouncing the world. The sarvodaya Shramadana movement has addressed the social context, reinterpreting the Buddhist heritage to derive authentic forms of Buddhist social development. Comprising this series of interpretations and options for lay Buddhists, the Buddhist revival represents a new gradual path to Nirvana.

The Statesman's Year-Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1691

The Statesman's Year-Book

  • Type: Book
  • -
  • Published: 2016-12-26
  • -
  • Publisher: Springer

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 322

The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book

  • Type: Book
  • -
  • Published: 1960
  • -
  • Publisher: Unknown

None

The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 136

The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta

The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta provides a clear, concise and precise introduction to Advaita Vedanta, on the basis of something more powerful than argument, namely, experience.

Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra

Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.

The Historical Buddha
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 306

The Historical Buddha

No man has had a greater inflience on the spiritual development of his people than Siddartha Gautama. Born in India in the sixth century BC into a nation hungry for spiritual experience, he developed a religious and moral teaching that, to this day, brings comfort and peace to all who practise it. This comprehensive biography examines the social, religious and political conditions that gave rise to Buddhism as we now know it.

The Concept of the Buddha
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

The Concept of the Buddha

Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the Sambhogakaya, which is the Buddha to be worshipped by all Mayahanists. Written in an accessible way, this work is an outstanding research text for students and scholars of Mayahana Buddhism and anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy.

Tradition and Modernity in Myanmar
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 242

Tradition and Modernity in Myanmar

None

Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 612

Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas

The kiratas janapadas, kingdoms, principalities, urban culture, subjugation by the contemporary rulers, dynastic rule in northern India and Nepal, based on a large number of rare sources have received extensive and deep attention in a subtle and penetrating way. The author has brought to light several valuable facets relating. The work is based on interdisciplinary research. The author has critically examined the relevance of historical, anthropological and linguistic data. The work is of immense academic value not only for historians but also for anthropologists and linguists.