Anagatavamsa Desana: The Sermon of the Chronicle-to-be
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Edition
2nd ed.
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ISBN
812081133X, 9788120811331
Length
xii+70p., Glossary; Notes; References; Index.
Subjects
This Sinhala recension of the Anagatavamsa, here translated into English for the first time, is but one of several texts forming a genre of Buddhist apocalyptic literature generated by the cult of Maitreya in South and South-east Asia. It is a prophetic text revealing a rich religious imagination focussed upon the advent of the future Buddha in a time when those who have long persevered in the religious quest will gain an opportunity to realize the highest ...
