Religious Studies

Essentials of Buddhism

Ven. Pategama Gnanarama Ph.D.

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Essentials of Buddhism

Ven. Pategama Gnanarama Ph.D.

Principal Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore

There has been a noticeable lack of a good textbook on Buddhism for university and college students. Ven. Gnanarama’s book on Essentials of Buddhism meets this demand very successfully. Ven. Gnanarama, with his long experience in teaching at universities and colleges both in Sri Lanka and abroad, is eminently suitable for this responsible task. Prof. Gunapala Dharmasiri Department of Philosophy University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka ____ A consistent and comprehensive treatise on Essentials of Buddhism. Prof. Kapila Abhayawansa Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka ____ First published in Singapore in 2000 Published by author ISBN 981–04–2890–1 © Pategama Gnanarama 2000 All rights reserved.

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By the same author:

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Three Centuries after the Great Decease (Sinhala) Plato (Sinhala) co-author A Study of Jataka Tales (Sinhala) An Approach to Buddhist Social Philosophy (English) Early Buddhism and Problems of Interpretation (Sinhala) The Mission Accomplished (English) Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought (English)

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Introduction & Acknowledgements

Chapter One

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Renunciation, Self-Mortification & Enlightenment The Buddha’s Mission

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