History of Buddhism in Ceylon - The Anuradhapura period, 3d century BC-10th century AD

Abstract

PREFACE ; ABBREVIATIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1. I. THE INDIAN BACKGROUND ; II. PRE-BUDDHIST CEYLON I: SOCIAL CONDITIONS ; Ill. PRE-BUDDHIST CEYLON II: RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS ; IV, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM ; V. BUDDHISM. AS STATE RELIGION ; VI. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT-I ; VII. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT-II ; VIII. THE MONASTERY I: ITS STRUCTURE ; IX. THE MONASTERY II: ITS ADMINISTATION ; X. THE MONASTIC LIFE I: ITS DEVELOPMENTS ; XI. THE MONASTIC LIFE II: ITS ACTIVITIES ; Xll. THE MONASTIC LIFE III: ITS ASCETIC IDEAL ; XIII. ARAHANTS IN CEYLON ; XIV. THE LAY OF LIFE I: SOCIAL ; XV. THE LAY OF LIFE II: RELIGIOUS ; XVI. CEREMONIES AND FESTIVAL ; VVII. EDUCATION ; APPENDIX I. WHAT WAS THE MAHAVIHARA? ; II. CHRONOLOGY ; III. LIST OF KINGS ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX ;