Sri Lankan scholar Ovesekara called the Sri Lankan Buddhism created by Dharmapala "Protestant Buddhism (Reform Buddhism). Sri Lankan Buddhism may give the impression that it is the inheritance of the oldest Buddhism, but in fact it was not, but rather a movement that became active in the 19th century. This book takes a detailed look at the history of how Buddhism and Sinhalese nationalism became linked and led to civil war. In particular, we will take a close look at the life of Dharmapala, as if he were a biography. The book is a unique history of Sri Lankan Buddhism.

As the title suggests, this book is about contemporary Sri Lanka and the conflict. While this blog has featured various books on Sri Lankan history and Buddhism, this is the first book to focus specifically on Sri Lanka's civil war that lasted from 1983 to 2009.

The civil war in Sri Lanka was largely a civil war between the Sinhala Buddhist majority and the Tamil Hindu minority. In other words, religion was one of the major causes of the civil war.

Of course, religion was not the only major factor, but history and political and economic issues up to that time were also a major factor, and I was shocked to learn that Buddhism had become involved in the civil war. I was shocked to learn that Buddhism was involved in the civil war.

私達は何に苦しんでいるのか、なぜ苦しいのか、どうすればそこから解放されるのか、そのことをこの本で見ていくことになります。きっと目から鱗の新しい知見を得られると思います。

ぜひ多くの方に読んで頂きたい名著です！私はこの本を仏教書としても推薦したいです。この本で語られることは仏教用語で語らない仏教だと私は感じました。上田先生がフィールドワークをしたスリランカはまさに仏教国です。この後に『がんばれ仏教』を執筆された上田先生の原点をこの本で感じることができました。『がんばれ仏教』に大きなパワーを頂いた私にとっても実に嬉しい読書となりました。

The book will discuss not merely Sri Lankan "exorcisms" but also what religion is all about and why people "heal" in the first place.

The Corona disaster has made us think about science, superstition, hoaxes, conspiracy theories, peer pressure, and many other things, but this is a wonderful work that will make us think again about the connection between our lives, our health, our vitality, and our "mind. It is a great book among great books that I hope many people will pick up.

I strongly recommend this book as well. It was a wonderful encounter. You should definitely pick up a copy.

This book is highly recommended for learning the general framework of Sri Lankan Buddhism.

Sri Lanka is a country where Theravada Buddhism, which is different from Mahayana Buddhism in Japan, has taken root, as the title of this book suggests. The main flow of this book is to trace the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka back to the birth of Buddhism in India.

What is unique about this book is its perspective on the "social history of Buddhism. This book looks not only at ideological and historical issues, but also at how Buddhism existed in relation to the society of the time. I am sure you will be surprised by this book. I highly recommend this book.