Sarath Amunugama

The Lion's Roar

Anagarika Dharmapala and the Making of Modern Buddhism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the life and work of Anagarika Dharmapala, a leading Sinhalese Buddhist who sought to possess and administer the Mahabodhi site in Bihar. This temple is located in the spot where the Biddha is said to have achieved enlightenment. Dharmapala later established the Mahabodhi society which played a key role in making modern Buddhism worldwide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 648
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 147mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780199489060
• ISBN-10: 0199489068
• Artikelnr.: 57375430

Autorenporträt

Sarath Amunugama is a senior Sri Lankan politician and is currently Minister of Special Assignments. He was a lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Ceylon, Sri Lanka.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1
Buddhists Awake
Chapter 2
'Peacocks In The Rain' : Early Phase Of The Buddhist Revival
Chapter 3
Situating Dharmapala
Chapter 4
A Sinhala Buddhist 'Babu'
Chapter 5
The Lion's Roar
Chapter 6
The Printing Press, a Sinhala Novel, and New Buddhist Ideology
Chapter 7
John De Silva and the Sinhala Nationalist Theatre
Chapter 8
Last Days
Chapter 9
Dharmapala and His Critics
Bibliography
Index
About the Author