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First published in 1995. This study is intended as a contribution to the empirical study of religion, and in particular to the study of religious change. Using empirical method of using documents, interviews and experiments the author tests his old hypotheses in order to formulate new ones that my lead him to the truth. He focusses on the distinctions used throughout this book, that are between what people say they believe and say they do, and what they really believe and really do, using his research of the Sinhalese Buddhists in Ceylon
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Precept and Practice : Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1971
ISBN 10: 0198265255
ISBN 13: 9780198265252
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Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
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Clarendon Press, 1971
ISBN 10: 0198265255
ISBN 13: 9780198265252
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Hardcover. Condition: Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ Dust Jacket. First Edition. Good- hardcover with good+ DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Previous owner's name/date on front endpaper, scattered pencil markings throughout. Sound binding. DJ has rubbing/minor shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 294130
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Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
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Oxford University Press, 1971
ISBN 10: 0198265255
ISBN 13: 9780198265252
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv, 366 pages :23 cm. owner's name in pen. Contents: 1. Sinhalese Buddhism orthodox or syncretistic? 2. The basic vocabulary of Buddhism 3. The Buddha The Buddha's biography The Buddha as worshipped: Man or god? 4. A sketch of the universe as seen from Migala Causation The contents of the universe Attempts to influence non-human beings Summary 5. Total responsibility in theory and practice 6. The ethic of intention 7. The monastic ideal and the decline of Buddhism 8. Caste in the monastery 9. Conclusion. Seller Inventory # 2cb815
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