Richard F. Gombrich (UK University of Oxford)

Theravada Buddhism

A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Widely recognized as the classic introduction to the field, Richard Gombrichâ s book shows how Theravada Buddhism has influenced and been influenced by its social surroundings.

Produktdetails

• The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780415365093
• ISBN-10: 0415365090
• Artikelnr.: 21960358

Autorenporträt

Richard F. Gombrich is Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, and one of the most renowned Buddhist scholars in the world. From 1976 to 2004 he was Boden Professor of Sanskrit, University of Oxford. He has been President of the Pali Text Society and was awarded the Sri Lanka Ranjana decoration by the President of Sri Lanka in 1994 and the SC Chakraborty medal by the Asiatic Society of Calcutta the previous year. He has written extensively on Buddhism, including How Buddhism Began: the Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings (Routledge 2005); and with Gananath Obeyesekere, Buddhism transformed: Religious change in Sri Lanka (1988).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Gotama Buddha's Problem Situation 3. The Buddha's Dhamma
4. The Sangha's Discipline 5. The Accomodation between Buddhism and Society
in Ancient India 6. The Buddhist Tradition in Sri Lanka 7. Protestant
Buddhism 8. Current Trends, New Problems References Index