Relevant bibliographies by topics / Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices

Contents

  1. Journal articles
  2. Dissertations / Theses
  3. Books
  4. Book chapters

Academic literature on the topic 'Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices'

Author: Grafiati
Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 28 January 2023

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Journal articles on the topic "Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices"

1

de Zoysa, Piyanjali. "The use of Buddhist mindfulness meditation in psychotherapy: A case report from Sri Lanka." Transcultural Psychiatry 48, no. 5 (2011): 675–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461511418394.

Full text
Abstract:
Buddhist practices have been increasingly influencing psychotherapy. For over 20 centuries, Buddhism has been the religion of a majority of Sri Lankans. However, there is little documentation of the use of Buddhist practices in psychotherapy in Sri Lanka. This paper presents a case study in which Theravadan Buddhist mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy practices were used in the treatment of a client with depressive disorder. The paper also summarizes the influence of Buddhist concepts and mindfulness meditation on psychotherapy and illustrate how Buddhist doctrine and practices can be
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Silva, Kalinga Tudor. "Buddhism, Social Justice and Caste: Reflections on Buddhist Engagement with Caste in India and Sri Lanka." Society and Culture in South Asia 3, no. 2 (2017): 220–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2393861717706297.

Full text
Abstract:
Even though Buddhism probably had some emancipatory potential for the downtrodden from its inception in the sixth century BCE, this potential gradually declined in its establishment as an ideology of the ruling dynasties largely upheld by the religious practices of the masses in ancient and medieval Ceylon. The nineteenth century Buddhist revival in Ceylon under the leadership of Anagarika Dharmapala did contain some anti-colonial tendencies, but this new form of Sinhala Buddhism subsequently became an ideology of the Sinhala ruling classes in independent Sri Lanka. Against this background, th
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Abeysekara, Ananda. "THE SAFFRON ARMY, VIOLENCE, TERROR(ISM): BUDDHISM, IDENTITY, AND DIFFERENCE IN SRI LANKA." Numen 48, no. 1 (2001): 1–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852701300052339.

Full text
Abstract:
AbstractThis paper proposes alternative approaches to conceptualizing the relation between religion and violence, Buddhism and terror(ism). An important body of scholarship seeks to theorize religion and violence as transparent objects of disciplinary knowledge in terms of their supposed difference or interrelation, while chronically failing to appreciate them as discursive categories. The relation between religion and violence, the paper contends, is not available for disciplinary canonization as it is conventionally conceived in the now familiar terms of "Buddhism Betrayed?," "religious viol
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Abeydeera, Sashika, Helen Tregidga, and Kate Kearins. "Sustainability reporting – more global than local?" Meditari Accountancy Research 24, no. 4 (2016): 478–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/medar-09-2015-0063.

Full text
Abstract:
Purpose In recognition of the potential for Buddhism to advance sustainability, this paper aims to investigate whether Buddhism appears to be informing the sustainability practices of corporations within a particular national context. Corporate sustainability reports are used as a site of analysis. Design/methodology/approach Sixteen corporate sustainability reports from a set of sustainability award-winning corporations in Sri Lanka, a country with a strong Buddhist presence, are analysed. Evidence of Buddhist principles and values related to sustainability is sought to ascertain the extent t
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Pemarathana, Soorakkulame. "Evolution of the Therav?da Buddhist Idea of ‘Merittransference’ to the Dead, and its Role in Sri Lankan Buddhist Culture." Buddhist Studies Review 30, no. 1 (2013): 89–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v30i1.89.

Full text
Abstract:
The practice of merit-transference in Sri Lankan Therav?da Buddhism has evolved over three important stages of development, namely, assigning of dakkhi??, giving of patti, and direct transferring of merit. These stages are generally understood as similar practices but are significantly different from each other. It is not the merit but the meritorious act that is dedicated to, or shared with the departed ones in first two stages. Pattid?na, in this context, does not strictly mean giving merit or giving what is obtained or achieved, as it has so far been interpreted, but giving a share of or st
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Mahadev, Neena. "Post-war Blood." Religion and Society 10, no. 1 (2019): 130–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2019.100110.

Full text
Abstract:
Since 2009, in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s ethnic war, certain contingents of Sinhala Buddhists have lodged attacks against religious minorities, whom they censure for committing violence against animals in accordance with the dictates of their gods. Considering these interventions against sacrifice in spaces of shared Hindu and Buddhist religiosity, this article examines the economies of derogation, violence, and scapegoating in post-war Sri Lanka. Within Sinhala Buddhism, sacrifice is considered bio-morally impure yet politically efficacious, whereas meritorious Buddhist discipleship is sac
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

WIMALARATANA, WIJITAPURE. "Promotion of Cultural Tourism in Sri Lanka with Special Reference to the North Central Province." Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies 217 (July 1, 2013): 15–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24311/jabes/2013.217.01.

Full text
Abstract:
Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean located to the south of India and separated from Indian subcontinent by a small straight. The island has been one of the major tourist attractions since antiquity. End of the protracted civil war is a blessing for the recent surge of tourist arrival and the rapid expansion of tourism facilities on the island. Although small, the island is rich in religious and cultural diversity with an immense attraction to the tourist. Buddhism is the main religion of the overwhelming majority of people even though Hinduism, Christianity and Islam are practiced side
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Salgado, Nirmala S. "On the Question of “Discipline” (Vinaya) and Nuns in Theravāda Buddhism." Religions 10, no. 2 (2019): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel10020098.

Full text
Abstract:
This article centers on the relationship of rules (nīti) to the monastic form of life of contemporary Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka. A genealogy of scholarship focusing on the rules of Buddhist monks and nuns led scholars to affirm a clear-cut distinction between nuns who have the higher ordination (bhikkhunῑs) and those who do not have it. However, that distinction is not self-evident, because bhikkhunῑs and other nuns lead lives that do not foreground a juridical notion of rules. The lives of nuns focus on disciplinary practices of self-restraint within a tradition of debate about their recent
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Long, Ahmad Sunawari, Khaidzir Hj Ismail, Kamarudin Salleh, Saadiah Kumin, Halizah Omar, and Ahamed Sarjoon Razick. "An Analysis of the Post-War Community Relations between Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka: A Muslim’s Perspective." Journal of Politics and Law 9, no. 6 (2016): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v9n6p42.

Full text
Abstract:
Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country comprising four of the world’s major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Buddhists are the predominant ethnic group, constituting 70.19% of the total population, while Muslims make up the second largest minority in the country. There are many records in the history to prove well the cordial relationship between Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka. However, in the past couple of years, particularly during the aftermath of the civil war, tension may be observed in the relationship between these two religious groups. This is d
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Deegalle, Mahinda. "Buddhist Preaching and Sinhala Religious Rhetoric: Medieval Buddhist Methods to Popularize Theravāda." Numen 44, no. 2 (1997): 180–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568527972629858.

Full text
Abstract:
AbstractBuddhist preaching is one of the most neglected areas in modern scholarship. In Buddhist societies, though varieties of preaching rituals are found, existing scholarly literature contains only scattered and often inadequate or misleading references to Buddhist preaching. Since both historians of religions and Buddhologists have tended to ignore the role of Buddhist preachers and preaching in Theravāda Buddhism, this paper stresses the importance of paying attention to ‘preaching’ in developing a holistic understanding of Sinhala Buddhism.Focusing on the term ‘bana,’ this paper examines
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices"

1

Warrell, Lindy. "Cosmic horizons and social voices." Title page, contents and preface only, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37900.

Full text
Abstract:
The fieldwork on which this dissertation is based was done in Sri Lanka from 1984 to 1986 when the critique of the of the anthropologist as 'Knower of the Other' was surfacing in the literature (Fabian, 1983, Clifford and Marcus, 1986, Marcus and Fisher 1986). When I returned from the field most works of this genre were generally unknown in Adelaide. However, I began by writing with the insights of Bakhtin who himself had inspired central dimensions of the burgeoning critique of anthropological practice. Like Bakhtin's work, the debates about ethnographic authority continue to invite us to ref
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Thero, Rangama Chandawimala. "The impact of the Abhayagiri practices on the development of TheravadaBuddhism in Sri Lanka." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40203876.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Thero, Rangama Chandawimala. "The impact of the Abhayagiri practices on the development of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/b40203876.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Warrell, Lindy. "Cosmic horizons and social voices." Thesis, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37900.

Full text
Abstract:
The fieldwork on which this dissertation is based was done in Sri Lanka from 1984 to 1986 when the critique of the of the anthropologist as 'Knower of the Other' was surfacing in the literature (Fabian, 1983, Clifford and Marcus, 1986, Marcus and Fisher 1986). When I returned from the field most works of this genre were generally unknown in Adelaide. However, I began by writing with the insights of Bakhtin who himself had inspired central dimensions of the burgeoning critique of anthropological practice. Like Bakhtin's work, the debates about ethnographic authority continue to invite us to ref
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Books on the topic "Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices"

1

Mahinda, Deegalle. Popularizing Buddhism: Preaching as performance in Sri Lanka. State University of New York Press, 2006.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Gombrich, Richard F. Buddhist precepts and practice. Kegan Paul, 1991.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Buddha in Sri Lanka: Remembered yesterdays. State University of New York Press, 2006.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Doḷos pohoya. Es. Goḍagē saha Sahōdarayō, 1990.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Sthavira, Śāstrāgamadhāri Paṇḍita. Jinadharmavikāśniya. Ăs. Goḍagē saha Sahōdarayō, 2009.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Sthavira, Śāstrāgamadhāri Paṇḍita. Jinadharmavikāśniya. Ăs. Goḍagē saha Sahōdarayō, 2009.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Kulatunga, Dinesh. Śrī Lankāvē aitihāska Mahanuvara śrī daḷadā māligāvē văḍavasana śrī danta dhātun vahansē. Nepcūn Kanekṣans Prakāśayak, 2006.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Buddhist rituals of death and rebirth: Contemporary Sri Lankan practice and its origins. Routledge, 2007.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Barker, Carol. Ananda in Sri Lanka: A story of Buddhism. H. Hamilton, 1985.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

The domain of constant excess: Plural worship at the Munnesvaram temples in Sri Lanka. Berghahn Books, 2002.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
More sources

Book chapters on the topic "Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices"

1

Amunugama, Sarath. "Buddhists Awake!" In The Lion's Roar. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199489060.003.0001.

Full text
Abstract:
This chapter provides a synopsis of Dharmapala’s early career. He perceived his mission to be the restoration of Buddhism in its place of birth, India, and the refashioning of its practice in Sri Lanka. His predominant aim was to reclaim for the Buddhists the custody of Buddhagaya. He also had an interest in propagating a modern philosophy and practice of Buddhism and forging links among Buddhists world-wide. Dharmapala was also an early enthusiast of the American theosophists led by Col Olcott who took a keen interest in the Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka. However, Dharmapala soon became disillusioned with them and parted company, forming his own organization, the Mahabodhi Society, to spearhead the Buddhagaya campaign. The chapter concludes with a description of the economic and social transformations that took place under the aegis of colonialism around the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of the Buddhist revival as a reaction to it.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

"Canonical Ambiguity and Diff erential Practices: Buddhism and Militarism in Contemporary Sri Lanka." In Buddhism and Violence. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203111024-13.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Capper, Daniel. "The Clever Bee of Sri Lanka." In Roaming Free Like a Deer. Cornell University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501759574.003.0004.

Full text
Abstract:
This chapter examines the roles of nature spirits and their practices in the Buddhist world of Sri Lanka. As Buddhism has travelled from its original Indian home it has interacted with a vast array of other religious forms. Despite the vibrant relational animist appearances, there was only a little nature mysticism found. The mix of the Tamils and Sinhalese population, religious practices of Christians and Muslims, and their favourite deities has led to the creation of a Sinhalese Buddhist pantheon of divinities. The chapter looks into the religion-implanting bodhi tree of Anurādhapura that gathers pilgrims. Moreover, Sri Lankan Buddhists are notable for their enthusiasm for holy trees, mountains, and the spirits who live in them. The chapter also covers the influence of Buddhaghosa in the practice of animal sacrifice.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Cassaniti, J. L. "Sri Lanka: Moral Focus and a Stalking Cat." In Remembering the Present. Cornell University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501707995.003.0006.

Full text
Abstract:
This chapter moves the investigation into mindfulness to Sri Lanka, where the tradition of Theravāda Buddhism emerged over two thousand years ago. After a visit to the ancient site of Anuradhapura, the author turns to the mindfulness practices of people in and around the city of Kandy. The chapter examines the focus of mindfulness in monks’ experiences at the Sri Lankan International Buddhist Institute and other monasteries in the area; the academic and supernatural powers of mindfulness in the minds of students at the University of Peradeniya; and the promises and purposes of mindfulness at the psychiatric unit at the Kandy General Hospital. It ends with a discussion of how psychiatrists and others make sense of mindfulness in a religiously heterogeneous culture, and how the Buddhist renderings of sati is thought to be applicable in other religious contexts.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Cassaniti, J. L. "Introduction." In Remembering the Present. Cornell University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501707995.003.0001.

Full text
Abstract:
This chapter introduces the landscape of mindfulness practices in the regions of South and Southeast Asia, where people overwhelmingly follow the kind of Theravāda Buddhism from which the modern mindfulness movement emerged. The chapter begins with a question: what kind of mindfulness-based therapeutic interventions are and could be used in a Thai psychiatric hospital, as part of a broader Buddhist cultural environment? It answers this question by introducing the methodological and theoretical project of Remembering the Present, including an overview of the interview and survey-based ethnographic research into sati with over 600 psychiatrists, monks, students, and villagers in Thailand, Burma, and Sri Lanka. It also previews some of the central findings of the book, in relation to what the author calls the TAPES of mindfulness: the ways that people frame mindfulness culturally around issues of Temporality, Affect, Power, Ethics, and Selfhood.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
You might also be interested in the extended bibliographies on the topic 'Buddhism Sri Lanka Customs and practices' for particular source types:
Books
We offer discounts on all premium plans for authors whose works are included in thematic literature selections. Contact us to get a unique promo code!

To the bibliography