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This work forms part of a trilogy by Niharranjan Ray on religion in Burma (the other two being "Sanskrit Buddhism in Burma" and "Brahamanical Gods of Burma"), and is a lucid description of the history and development of Theravada Buddhism in the region. It is a classic study of the history of Theravada Buddhism in Burma, based on ethnographic, archaeological and literary sources, particularly thorough examination of Pali and Sanskrit inscriptions.
Contents
Early traces, from the alleged Asoka mission to the fall of Thaton (including the Buddhagosa tradition and Buddhism in Old Prome, in Pegu and in Thaton); Efflorescence - from the introduction of Theravada Buddhism in Pagan in 1057 to the fall of the Pagan Dynasty; the great reformation and its preamble, 14th-15th centuries (Dhammaceti's reformation); clouds gather, 16th and 17th centuries (Burmans and Talaings); a great controversy (approaching schism ofer Vinaya and the crushing of the Talaings); Burma's return of gifts to Ceylon; summary and retrospect.