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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0198265255
- ISBN 13 9780198265252
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages366
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Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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HARDCOVER. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover edition. 366pp navy blue octavo hardcover with brown dj. dj lightly worn, mild wear to boards, spine lean, binding strong, pencil marginalia, text otherwise clean throughout. Seller Inventory # 135393
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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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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 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. Seller Inventory # AMPLE0198265255
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Precept and practice: traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon,
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, Blue board w/ gilt lettering on spine. Occasional underlining and highlighting; not excessive. Pages are clean and very legible. Strong binding. Good copy!. Seller Inventory # 5D4000008GY2_ns
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Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
Published by
Clarendon Press, 1971
ISBN 10: 0198265255
ISBN 13: 9780198265252
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Hardcover
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Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. ink stamp on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia throughout text. 1971 Hard Cover. xiv, 366 pp. This is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not only in modern times but over the two and a half millennia during which Buddhism has flourished. Seller Inventory # 2287254
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Precept and practice: traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon,
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Dj fitted with custom acetate. Slight shelf-wear. Great copy with clean, unmarked interior. Very Good. Seller Inventory # S73248
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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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Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom
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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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