The Forest Monks of Sri Lanka: An Anthropological and Historical Study

327 Pages·1973·20.96 MB·English

by  Michael Carrithers

THE FOREST MONKS
OF SRI LANKA
An Anthropological and
Historical Study
MICHAEL CARRITHERS
DELHI
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
;
BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS
THE FOREST MONKS
OF SRI LANKA
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RilkeD,as Stundenbuch
THE FOREST MONKS
OF SRI LANKA
An Anthropological and
Historical Study
MICHAEL CARRITHERS
DELHI
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
;
BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS
1983
OxfoUrndi vPerresWsiastyl,S t tornOe xeft.o,or X6d2D P
LONDON. GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO
DELm Bm,mAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARAcm
KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE HONG KONG TOKYO
NAIROBI DAR ES SALAAM CAPE TOWN
MELBOURNE AUCKLAND
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To My Parents
ThohuS grLia nkhaa bde neg ivenn amtehb aytt h tei mwe asI
doimnygr esrecahE,n ghl-issapkeiCnegy nleosseth ialbli tually
spookfet hies laansCd ey loann,di tw asa sC eylotnh aIt
thouogfih twt h enw roIt teh bios oIkn .S inhea,ol fce osurse,
iitcs a lledn kLaavaan,pd re hpas woIu lddob setb yc alliitn g
th.aB tuotu td eoeffr entcom eyp artioCteyiolcn eser srI,e ade
haveu se'drSi L ankao'n ttlih;ete aonudot fd feerentcome y
longe-rsiupnffubgl hiesrIsh ,av er eta'inCyeeoldni 'n t htee xt
withaosuktti hnegtm oa ltietr.
Contents
Acknowledgements
lX
Guide to Pronunciation
X
Dramatis Personae
Xl
THE SIMPLLEI FE
Introduction 3
European Monks 26
2
3 The Path of Purification 46
ASCETIACNIDSA MS PIRATION
4 The Sinhalese Monk Pafifiananda 6g
5 The Asceticism of the Legends go
6 The Legends in Practice: I. Asceticism in
the Village Temple 104
7 The Legends in Practice: II. Asceticism in the Streets 116
PURIITNYH ISTORY
8 The Reform of Oneself and a Few Others
g The Total Reform and Unification of the Sangha
WORKINTGO WARDWSI SDOM
IO Starting a Successful Reform 20I
I I Meditation 222
I2 Organizing for Self-Cultivation 247
WISDOAMN DL OVING-KINDNESS
13 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index and Glossary