01257cam a2200289 a 4500 ocm41932438 OCoLC ta 210111s1999 ilua b 001 0 eng 99034713 0226748650 9780226748658 0226748669 (pbk.) 9780226748665 (pbk.) (OCoLC)41932438 BQ376 .S46 1999 Seneviratne, H. L., 1934- The work of kings : the new Buddhism in Sri Lanka / H.L. Seneviratne. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999. xiii, 358 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Buddhism, Civil Society, and the Present Study -- Dharmapala and the Definition of the Monk's Mission -- The Economic Stage: Vidyodaya and Rural Development -- Vidyalankara: The Descent into Ideology -- Social Service: The Anatomy of a Vocation -- The Critique of the Monkhood -- Conclusion: From Regeneration to Degeneration. Buddhism Sri Lanka History 20th century. Buddhism and politics Sri Lanka History 20th century. Buddhism Social aspects Sri Lanka History 20th century. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 BQ376 .S46 1999 PNLIB21060006 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 192 192