Buddhist Ceremonies And Retuals Of Sri Lanka

The theme of this study, Buddhist ceremonies and rituals, may not appeal to the self-styled Buddhist purist who wishes to restrict the designation “Buddhism” exclusively to the teachings of the Buddhist scriptures, which he usually interprets in a narrowly intellectualist manner. The fact 5 remains, however, that the practices and observances to be described here justly claim an integral place within the stream of living Buddhism as practised by its adherents