Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern ColomboThe Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put foward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and women to pursue that. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Gotama Buddhas problem situation | 24 |
3 The Buddhas Dhamma | 45 |
4 The Sanghas discipline | 65 |
5 The accommodation between Buddhism and society in ancient India | 87 |
6 The Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka | 101 |
7 Protestant Buddhism | 127 |
8 Current trends new problems | 146 |
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Abbreviations and primary sources | 159 |
References | 161 |
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