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Buddhist precept and practice : traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon

Gombrich, Richard F. (Richard Francis) 1937- (Author).

Summary: First published in 1971, this is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not only in modern times but over the two and a half millennia during which Buddhism has flourished.

Record details

ISBN: 1138987999
ISBN: 9781138987999
ISBN: 0710304447
ISBN: 9780710304445
ISBN: 1136156232
ISBN: 9781136156236
ISBN: 1136156305
ISBN: 9781136156304
ISBN: 0203038363
ISBN: 9780203038369
ISBN: 113615616X
ISBN: 9781136156168
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published in 1995 by Clarendon Press. "Claredon Press, 1971." Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 10, 2012).
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	IV. Summary5. Total Responsibility in Theory and Practice; 6. The Ethics of Intention; 7. The Monastic Ideal and the Decline of Buddhism; 8. Caste in the Monastery; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.