{"id":52079,"date":"2016-02-15T12:59:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=52079"},"modified":"2016-02-15T12:59:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:59:46","slug":"the-buddha-in-sri-lanka-remembered-yesterdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/02\/15\/the-buddha-in-sri-lanka-remembered-yesterdays\/","title":{"rendered":"The Buddha in Sri Lanka – Remembered Yesterdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Swarna Wickremeratne<\/a>(Author)<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

This book provides both an erudite and intimate look at how Buddhism is lived in Sri Lanka. While India is known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Sri Lanka is its other home; Buddhism extends back over twenty-five hundred years on the island and remains at the center of its spiritual traditions and culture.<\/p>\n

Throughout the book, author Swarna Wickremeratne incorporates a personal view, sharing stories of herself, her family, friends, and acquaintances as they lived Buddhism both during her Sri Lankan girlhood and during more recent times. This personal view makes the traditions come alive as Wickremeratne details Buddhist beliefs, customs, rituals and ceremonies, and folklore. She also provides a fascinating discussion of the Sangha, the institutional monkhood in Sri Lanka, including its history, codes of conduct, and evolution and resilience over time.<\/p>\n

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Wickremeratne explores the recent attempts by many monks to reinvent themselves in a society characterized by secularization, globalization, and a tide of aggressive Christian evangelization.
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5.0 out of 5 stars<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

A wonderful look at Buddhist culture.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

By Jacob J. Hogan<\/a> on May 20, 2007<\/div>\n

Format: Paperback<\/p>\n
What a fascinating account of life in Sri Lanka, and Buddhist society. Her stories are concise, informative, and very entertaining. It was a great “visit” to Sri Lanka.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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Buddha in Sri Lanka<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

By Jasna Svarc<\/a> on September 3, 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Format: Paperback<\/p>\n
This is an engaging and insightful book, written with the heart and know how. Highly recommended. Dr.Jasna Svarc<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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Insights into a changing world<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

By Emma<\/a> on August 18, 2011<\/div>\n

Format: Hardcover<\/p>\n
I found this book a fascination collection of the intracies of a beautiful culture that has retained traditional customs in the modern world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By Dominique Thon<\/a> on May 9, 2015<\/div>\n

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase<\/p>\n
As advertised<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Swarna Wickremeratne(Author) This book provides both an erudite and intimate look at how Buddhism is lived in Sri Lanka. While India is known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Sri Lanka is its other home; Buddhism extends back over twenty-five hundred years on the island and remains at the center of its spiritual traditions and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}