Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins |
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| Author:
| Langer, Rita |
| Series title: | Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-39496-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, this book provides a careful, accessible and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka.
Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, this book provides a careful, accessible and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka.