[PDF.64wh] The Religious World of Kirti 'Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka

The Religious World of Kirti 'Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka

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 | #2663454 in Books |  John Clifford Holt |  1996-03-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.13 x.42 x9.25l,.50 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

 | The Religious World of Kirti Sri Buddhism Art and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka

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||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| Being a Buddhist in 18th century Sri Lanka|By Nira Konjit Wickramasinghe|As the second in a line of four regents of the South India derived Nayakkar dynasty that succeeded the last of the ethnically Sinhalese kings in 1739, Kirti Sri (1747-1781)'s linguistic heritage was Tamil and his given religious tradition was Hindu Saivism. The last of the ethnically Sinhalese rulers| ||"This wide-ranging and beautifully produced account is fascinating and enjoyable reading...this impassioned and original study, by a mature scholar trying to make holistic sense of a troubled society he knows and loves, will be of interest to scholars and stu

In this interdisciplinary inquiry, John Clifford Holt seeks to uncover how Buddhism was understood and expressed during the waning years of indigenous political power in Asia's oldest continuing Buddhist culture. Holt focusses on King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and how, despite powerful and persistent Dutch colonial threats and a deeply suspicious Kandyan Buddhist Sinhalese aristocracy, he successfully revived Sinhalese Theravada Buddhism. As Holt demonstrates, Kirti Sri succee...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Religious World of Kirti 'Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka   |  John Clifford Holt. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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