Dharma to the UK: A Centennial Celebration of Buddhist Legacy

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Book Title (Dublin Core): Dharma to the UK: A Centennial Celebration of Buddhist Legacy
Short Title (Dublin Core): Dharma to the UK
Author(s) (Dublin Core): Deegalle, Mahinda; Gethin, Rupert; Crow, John L., 1972-; Harris, Elizabeth J.; Guruge, Ananda; Lay, U Ko; Hayes, Richard P.; Robert Bluck; Shaw, Sarah; Liyanaratne, Jinadasa; Sumana, Nepal; Backus, Jo; Cush, Denise; Cate, Sandra
Editor(s) (Bibliographic Ontology): Deegalle, Mahinda
Contributor(s) (Dublin Core): Piyadassi, Galayaye
Description (Dublin Core): The event this book covers both Sri Lanka's (Ceylon's) and Myanmar's (Burma's) contributions to the spread of Buddhism in the west. With an initial focus on Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya, and his mission to England for which the centennial celebrates, it also tracks the ways Buddhism spread to other countries in the west, over 12 chapters plus a preface and introduction.
Publishing Date (Dublin Core): 2008
Pages (Bibliographic Ontology): xx, 296
Table of Contents (Dublin Core): Preface – ix
Deegalle – Introduction: 'A century of Buddhist Legacy'? – xi
Abbreviations – xviii
Gethin – Some Reflections on Editing of Pali Texts – 1
Crow – Venerable Ananda Metteyya’s Buddhist Mission of the UK – 14
Harris – Ananda Metteyya: Contestor of Misrepresentations of Buddhism – 37
Guruge – Anagarika Dharmapala’s Contribution to British Buddhism – 53
Lay – Myanmar’s Contribution to Buddhism in the West – 76
Hayes – FWBO’s Adaptation of Buddhism to the West – 110
Bluck – Amaravati in the spread of the Forest Monastic Tradition – 131
Shaw – The Development of the Theravada Order of Nuns in Britain – 151
Liyanaratne – Venerable H. Saddhatissa’s Contribution to Buddhist Studies – 170
Deegalle and Sumana – Promoting Buddhism while Adapting to the UK: Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre’s Contributions to British Buddhism – 180
Backus and Cush – Buddhism within the English State School System – 231
Cate – Thai Buddhist Art and Architecture in the UK – 246
Contributors – 270
Bibliography – 274
Index – 290
Published Format (Dublin Core): softcover
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Rights (Dublin Core)
Rights Holder (Dublin Core): World Buddhist foundation
Format (Dublin Core): png (portable network graphic)
File Size (Dublin Core): 296 KB
Identifier (Dublin Core): isbn10:0951895729
Relation (Dublin Core): Venerable Ananda Metteyya's Buddhist Mission to the UK
Subject (Dublin Core): Ānanda Mettēyya, bhikkhu, 1872-1923; Anagarika Dharmapala, 1864-1933; Friends of the Western Buddhist Order; Theravāda Buddhism--Burma--History; Theravāda Buddhism--Sri Lanka--History.; Theravāda Buddhism--United Kingdom--History; Buddhism--Europe--History.

Item sets: Ananda Metteyya Archive Items

Media: Dharma to the UK Book Cover