Title Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo / Richard F. Gombrich.

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Edition	2nd ed.
Description	1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	The library of religious beliefs and practices
	Library of religious beliefs and practices.
Note	Originally published: London ; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Gotama Buddha's problem situation -- 3. The Buddha's Dhamma -- 4. The Sangha's discipline -- 5. The accommodation between Buddhism and society in ancient India -- 6. The Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka -- 7. Protestant Buddhism -- 8. Current trends, new problems.
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Subject	Theravāda Buddhism -- History.
	Theravāda Buddhism.
	History.
	Theravāda Buddhism -- Social aspects.
	Social aspects.
	Theravāda Buddhism -- Sri Lanka -- History.
	Sri Lanka.
	Theravāda Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka.
	Sri Lanka -- Religion.
	Religion.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1937- Theravāda Buddhism. 2nd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0415365082 0415365090 (DLC) 2006004851 (OCoLC)64098451
ISBN	0203016033 (electronic book)
	9780203016039 (electronic book)
	0415365082 (hardback)
	0415365090 (paperback)
	9780415365086 (hardback)
	9780415365093 (paperback)