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Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based.

The Work of Kings

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 01/04/2000
    ISBN13: 9780226748665, 978-0226748665
    ISBN10: 0226748669
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    History of religion Religion and beliefs Religious communities and monasticism

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based.

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