The lion's roar Anagarika Dharmapala and the making of modern Buddhism
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2020, 2020
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 648 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780199096169 |