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La vie et l’organisation des communautés bouddhiques modernes de Ceylan

The present volume in French is devoted to the study of Buddhist communities in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It first deals with modern monasteries and the diverse elements that constitute them: temple (vihāra), stūpa, bodhi tree, sermon hall, library, residential buildings, ritual aedicules, classrooms and hermitages; it also briefly examines ancient Sinhalese monasteries with a view to furnishing some points of comparison. It then proceeds to study the modern iconography of Sinhalese Buddhism (Bu...


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  • Publisher : Institut Français de Pondichéry
  • Series : Collection Indologie | 10
  • Place of publication : Pondichéry
  • Year of publication : 1957
  • Published on OpenEdition Books : 14 avril 2020
  • Electronic EAN : 979-10-365-4438-5
  • DOI : 10.4000/books.ifp.1173
  • Number of pages : 168 p.

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