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Written by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism, this new and updated edition of How Buddhism Began, discusses various important doctrines and themes in early Buddhism. It takes 'early Buddhism' to be that reflected in the Pali canon, and to some extent assumes that these doctrines reflect the teachings of the Buddha himself. Two themes predominate. Firstly, the author argues that we cannot understand the Buddha unless we understand that he was debating with other religious teachers, notably Brahmins.

Buddhism --- Early Buddhism --- Original Buddhism --- Primitive Buddhism --- Doctrines --- History --- Origin.

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Sanskrit philology --- Study and teaching --- History

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In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. Buddhism Transformed describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas.

Sri Lanka --- Sri Lanka. --- Abhayagiri. --- Abhidhamma texts. --- Baseline Road, Demaṭagoḍa. --- Bellanvila temple. --- Biyagama nunnery. --- Buddhaghosa. --- Dhātuvaṃsa. --- Däḍimuṇḍa. --- Four Great Kings. --- Hanuman. --- Hippocrates. --- Jainism. --- Jesus. --- Jātaka stories. --- Kaňduboḍa. --- Kaśyapa Buddha. --- Krishnamurti. --- Kurumbara. --- Käbälläva. --- Lobsang Rampa. --- Lunāva. --- Mahāvaṃsa. --- Mahāyāna. --- Maitreya. --- Nandimitra. --- Nāgārjuna. --- Orientalism. --- Palani. --- Pentecostalism. --- astrology. --- automatic writing. --- awareness. --- black magic. --- caste. --- celibacy. --- development, economic. --- education, modern. --- embourgeoisement. --- exorcism. --- family planning. --- firewalking, firewalkers. --- gammaḍuva. --- hypnotism. --- iconographic change. --- literacy. --- marriage ceremony. --- meditation centers. --- oracles. --- pilgrimage. --- population growth. --- possession. --- prapatti.

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Epic literature, Pāli