Buddha in the crown : Avalokite�svara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka /
Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford:
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 1991. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197738427 9780197738429 1280524901 9781280524905 0195362462 9780195362466 1429400048 9781429400046 |