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100 _aGombrich, Richard F
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245 0 _aBuddhist precept and practice: Traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon/
_cRichard F Gombrich
250 _a2nd ed. with minor corrections.
260 _aDelhi:
_bMotilal Banarsidass Publishers,
_c1991.
300 _a427 p.
505 _a1. Sinhalese Buddhism—Orthodox or Syncretistic? 2. The Basic Vocabulary of Buddhism 3. The Buddha I. The Buddha's Biography II. The Buddha as worshipped: Man or God? 4. A Sketch of the Universe as seen from Mlgala 1. Causation II. The Contents of the Universe III. Attempts to influence non-human Beings IV. Summary 5. 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
650 _aBuddhism -- Customs and practices -- History -- Sri Lanka
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650 _aBuddhism -- History -- Sri Lanka
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942 _cWB16
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