Rewriting Buddhism Pali literature and monastic reform in Sri Lanka, 1157-1270 Gornall, Alastair creator author. JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. enk 2020 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : illustrations, color maps Rewriting Buddhism is the first intellectual history of premodern Sri Lanka's most culturally productive period. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Note on the Presentation of Texts and Sources -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Themes and Theories -- Part I: Chaos -- 2. Before 1165 and All That -- 3. The Reform Era and its Pali Literature -- Part II: Order -- 4. Scholarly Foundations: Moggallāna's Grammar -- 5. Buddhist Scholasticism: Suman·gala's Commentaries -- 6. Eschatological Encyclopedism: Siddhattha's Anthology -- Part III: Emotion -- 7. Sense and Sensibility: San·gharakkhita's Poetics 8. The Politics of Relics: Dhammakitti's History -- 9. Devotional Power: Buddharakkhita's Buddha Biography -- 10. Conclusion: Other Lives and Afterlives -- References -- Index Alastair Gornall. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ce--- Pali literature Sri Lanka History and criticism Buddhism Sri Lanka History Sri Lanka History To 1505 Sri Lanka Intellectual life HISTORY Asia India & South Asia Buddhism Intellectual life Pali literature Sri Lanka To 1505 fast PK4521 891.37099549309021 REWRITING BUDDHISM GORNALL, ALASTAIR. [Place of publication not identified] : UCL PRESS, 2020 (OCoLC)1122746899 9781787355156 1787355152 9781787355187 1787355187 9781787355194 1787355195 1787355179 9781787355170 9781787355163 1787355160 22573/ctv13xq14v JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv13xprn9 N$T 200309 20211115210546.0 in00004359314 eng