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Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

Theravada Buddhism

A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

by Richard Gombrich

A social history of Theravada Buddhism from the Buddha's own milieu to modern Sri Lanka, written by an Oxford Sanskritist. Gombrich explains how the relationship between monks and laity shaped the tradition and coined an influential account of modern 'Protestant Buddhism'.

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