Religious world of kirti sri, the: buddhism, art, and politics of late medieval sri lanka
Auteur :
Holt, John Clifford
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195097054
Date de publication :
18 juil. 1996
Dimensions :
24,3 x 16,4 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This inderdisciplinary inquiry seeks to uncover how Buddhism was expressed during the waning years of indigenous political power in Asia's oldest continuing Buddhist culture. It focuses on King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and how he successfully revised Sinhalese Theravada Buddhism.