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100 _a"Phadnis, urmila"
245 0 _aReligion and politics in sri lanka
260 _aNew Delhi
260 _bManohar
260 _c1976
300 _a376p.
520 _aThis is a study of the evolutionary process of the structure of the Sinhalese Buddhist system which is the religion of the majority in Sri Lanka. It encompasses a historical analysis of the organisation of the Buddhist religion namely, the Sangha and the manifold functions and role of the Buddhist clergy, i.e., Bhikkhus, in urban and rural settings. The study is an attempt to analyses the interplay of the religious and political systems as they have emerged in the island in the different phases of its history.
650 _aPolitical Science
942 _cB
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