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

Abstract

PREFACE ; ABBREVIATIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1. THE INDIAN BACKGROUND ; II. PRE-BUDDHIST CYLON I: SOCIAL CONDITIONS ; III. PRE-BUDDHIST CYLON II: RELIGOUS CONDITIONS ; IV. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM ; V. BUDDHISM AS STATE RELIGION ; VI. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT-I ; VII. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENTS-II ; VIII. THE MONASTERY I: ITS STRUCTURE ; IX. THE MONASTERY LIFE II: ITS ADMINISTRATION ; 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: RELIGOUS ; XVI. CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS ; XVII. EDUCATION ; APPENDIX 1. WHAT WAS THE MAHAVIHARA? ; CHRONOLOGY ; LIST OF KINGS ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX ;