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HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN CEYLON

The Anuradhapura Period 3rd Century BC - 10th th Century AC

WALPOLA RAHULA, B.A., Ph.D

THU VIEN VAN HANH

PREFACE

The eminent position Sri Lanka occupies among the Buddhist countries in the world enhances the need of a comprehensive history of Buddhism in Ceylon. But the whole period from the beginning to the present day is too wide a field for one volume.

Even the early period of Buddhism in Ceylon has not yet been critically examined or sufficiently studied. Dr. E. W Adikaram's work on the  “State of Buddhism in Ceylon as Revealed by the Pali Commentaries of the 5^th Century A.D”. But his is the attitude, as revealed in his book, of a devotee lamenting over the “degeneration” and “corruption” of the Faith. The attitude and approach to the subject here are somewhat different.

Dr. Adikaram’s book covers the period up to the 5^th century A.C. only, and he depends for his information on the Pali Commentaries. The present work covers a wide period and draws material from almost all available sources.

The Introduction review in brief the sources made use of in this work. Since most of them have often been examined in detail by earlier scholars. I have touched only on a few points relevant to the present purpose. But two longer articles on the Sahassavatthu and the Rasavahini were necessary because these two works have not been seriously studied and examined by early scholar – particularly the yet unpublished Sahassavatthu…

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER

I.              THE INDIAN BACKGROUND

II.              PRE-BUDDHIST CEYLON I : SOCIAL CONDUTIONS

III.             PRE- BUDDHIST CEYLON II : RELIGIOUS  CONDITIONS

IV.            THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM

V.             BUDDHISM AS STATE RELIGION

VI.            EARS OF  DEVELOPMENT …I

VII.         YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT …II

VIII.      THE MONASTERY  I : ITS STRUCTURE

IX.        THE MONASTERY II: ITS ADMINISTRATION

X.         THE MONASTERY LIFE I : ITS DEVELOPMENTS

XI.        HE MONASTIC LIFE II: ITS ACTIVITIES

XII.       THE MONASTIC LIFE III : ITS ASCETIC IDEAL

XIII.      ABRAHANTS IN CEYLON

XIV.     THIS LAY LIFE I : SOCIAL

XV.      THE LAY LIFE II: RELIGIOUS

XVI.     CEREMONIES AND FESTIVAL

XVII.  EDUCATION

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