Buddhism in Sri Lanka

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Numerous books have been written on Sri Lanka’s Buddhism, but Buddhism in Sri Lanka is first of its kind. The author deserves praise for studying the various sources in South Asia on Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Buddhism in Sri Lanka by Dr. K.L. Hazra is one such book that will appeal to this readership. It may not help to make sales records but it will have a place among the reading public. This is a concise, yet comprehensive history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It tells the various aspects of Buddhism in the island. The scholarship and research that have done into this work are impressive deeply. This book focuses on the introduction and development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Mahayanism in Sri Lanka, Buddhist education of Sri Lanka, Buddhist art, architecture and sculpture of Sri Lanka, Buddhist festivals of Sri Lanka, Buddhist literature of Sri Lanka, the Buddhist monastery of Sri Lanka and the Arahants in Sri Lanka, written admirably, and in a very impressive manner. This is religious history of Sri Lanka that helps to make facts and figures look interesting. The author has brought many aspects of Sri Lanka’s Buddhism into a single highly readable religious history.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kanai Lal Hazra

Dr. Kanai Lal Hazra is Reader and Head of the Department of Pali at the University of Calcutta. He obtained his M.A. and L.L.B., and Diploma in French Language fromthe University of Calcutta. He had his Ph.D. degree at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is the Author of a number of papers poblished inthe noted journals and periodicals in English and Bengali. He is widely recognised as one of the leading authorities inthe field of Buddhism. He is also a well-known author of South-East Asian History, Religion and culture. He has severla books to his credit. His published works are: History of Theravada Buddhism in south-East Asia: The Buddhist Annals and Chronicles of South East Asia: Buddhism in India as described by the Chinese Pilgrims; and The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India. At present he is one of the most influential thinkers of Buddhist History in India.