Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka in 250 BC by the monk Mahinda, an envoy of emperor Ashoka. It was in Sri Lanka around 80 BC that the Pali Canon was first written down for fear that the oral tradition would be lost.
A sound introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism, dealing with the life of the Buddha and his chief disciples, explaining in detail the main teachings. In simple and lucid...
An early translation from the Pali and Sinhalese work entitled the Yogavachara's Manual - a presentation of ancient Buddhist meditation and yogic exercises....
A collection of papers and radio talks by the late K.N.Jayatilleke, one of Sri Lanka's leading Buddhist scholars. This book, on which he was working at the time of...
A systematically arranged outline of the Buddha's teachings within the threefold framework of morality, concentration and wisdom. This classic anthology from...
Unsurpassed in its overview of Sri Lanka's heritage of Pali Buddhist literature, this work traces the development of Sri Lanka's Pali literature from its origins, through...
Contains the Pali text and translation of this ancient Sri Lankan Buddhist record. This is a reprint of a work first published in 1879. This was th first extant...
The early history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, presented in this sequel to the Mahavamsa. This is a translation of the Culavamsa into English by Mabel Rickmers from a German...
Originally published in 1958, this volume discusses the Buddhist monuments of Sri Lanka. It traces the development of this artistic achievement and places it in the appropriate...
Chronicle by Vacissara dealing with the construction of the Mahathupa by the Sinahlese ruler Dutthagamani in the first century BCE. Translation published along with the text in...
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