| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 556 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Buddhists Awake! -- 2.̀Peacocks in the Rain': Early Phase of the Buddhist Revival -- 3. Situating Dharmapala -- 4.A Sinhala Buddhist ̀Babu' -- 5. The Lion's Roar -- 6. The Printing Press, a Sinhala Novel, and New Buddhist Ideology -- 7. John de Silva and the Sinhala Nationalist Theatre -- 8. Last Days -- 9. Dharmapala and His Critics |
| Summary |
This work analyses the life and work of Anagarika Dharmapala, a leading Sinhalese Buddhist who sought to possess and administer the Mahabodhi site in Bihar. This temple is located in the spot where the Biddha is said to have achieved enlightenment. Dharmapala later established the Mahabodhi society which played a key role in making modern Buddhism worldwide |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Originally published in Sri Lanka in 2016 by Vijitha Yapa |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 17, 2020) |
| Subject |
Dharmapala, Anagarika, 1864-1933.
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| SUBJECT |
Dharmapala, Anagarika, 1864-1933. fast (OCoLC)fst00080271 |
| Subject |
Maha Bodhi Society of India -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Maha Bodhi Society of India. fast (OCoLC)fst00564519 |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Sri Lanka -- History.
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Buddhism -- India -- History
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Buddhism.
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India.
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Sri Lanka.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199096169 |
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0199096163 |
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