Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo by Richard F. Gombrich

Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

Richard F. Gombrich

234 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the Buddha and current social and political developments in Sri Lanka. Gombrich explores...

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