This work, "Hunt for the Hijackers - Heroes of Sri Lanka" is highly recommended to learn about the Sri Lankan Civil War that lasted from 1983 to 2009.

As the title suggests, the author's own encounter with a hijacker led the author to Sri Lanka. The book is told through an exquisite cross between the character of the hijacker, Seppala, and the contemporary history of Sri Lanka.

It is truly a non-fiction rather than an academic book! The story of the civil war is told in a way that is easy to understand and realistic for the average reader. The book is easy to understand and realistic. I read the book in one sitting. It is very interesting.

This book is a shocker...!

Here is a new political history of Sri Lanka that only the author, who has painstakingly read hitherto neglected sources, can provide.

I feel strongly that this is a very important work for politics and religion.

I came across a terrific book.

Sri Lanka and Ethnicity: The Formation of Sinhala Nationalism and Minority Groups" is unique in its ability to examine the formation of ethnic conflict in detail by individual ethnic and religious group. In particular, the book focuses on the anti-immigrant movement of the 1930s and 1940s.

This book gives us a new perspective on the Sri Lankan civil war.

I read this book and said, "What? That's right!" I was also surprised at the number of times I found myself saying, "Oh, I didn't know that!

This book is a must read for anyone interested in the Sri Lankan civil war and political process. I highly recommend this work.

Robert Knox (1641-1720), the author of this work, was a sailor on a trading ship of the British East India Company. His ship was caught in a storm during a voyage in the Indian Ocean and made a port call in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1660. From there, they lived as prisoners of war in the Kingdom of Kandy in central Sri Lanka for almost 20 years.

The area around Kandy was not only highland, but also covered with deep jungle, making it extremely difficult to move around. In other words, it is an isolated island on land. This book, "Ceylon Island Journal," describes Knox's experience of escaping from such a difficult situation over a period of 20 years.

I decided to read this work by Hoken because I was intrigued by the fact that he had visited Sri Lanka in the early 400s.

The Biography of Dharma Sangha" is a very concise yet wonderful travelogue that reveals his personality. After the epic journey in the first half of the book, we are excited to see more and more Buddhist sites in India, which we are all familiar with.

Hoken's journey was a long one, spanning more than 10 years. By the time he returned to Japan, he was almost 80 years old, an amazing feat of vitality. It is unbelievable! A great man who has left his mark on the history of the world has a different scale.

本書『内戦後のスリランカ経済』は内戦後の経済に特化して学ぶことができます。これまでもスリランカについて様々な本を読んできましたが経済に特化した本というのは初めてで、私にとってもものすごく新鮮でした。

私はこれからスリランカを実際に訪れる予定ですが、この本で書かれていた様々な事例を目で見てきたいと思います。

I am very grateful for this book, which allowed me to see Sri Lanka in a new light. It was a very stimulating book. I encourage everyone to pick up a copy.

本書はとても読みやすいです。宗教実践の現場をそこにいるかのように読み進めることができます。

また、写真も豊富ですので現地の雰囲気もイメージしやすいです。儀式そのものの写真もそうですが街並みの写真も風情があってとても印象に残っています。スリランカに行きたくなる写真が満載です。

本書もスリランカ仏教を知る上でとてもおすすめな作品です。ぜひ手に取ってみてはいかがでしょうか。

Sri Lanka is often taken for granted as a Theravada country, and the existence of Mahayana Buddhism has been largely neglected.

In fact, the Mahayana Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka itself ceased to exist in the late 12th century, but culture is an interesting thing, and it is possible for a culture to "officially cease to exist, but continue to exist in a different form.

As I mentioned in the title of this article, this phenomenon of the transition of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has been integrated into Sri Lanka.

No - Sri Lanka is interesting! This book was also very inspiring. You should definitely pick up a copy.

前回の記事で紹介した『現代スリランカの上座仏教』ではスリランカの仏教を体系的に学ぶことができましたが、本書では仏教を超えてスリランカの民族宗教や聖地巡礼についても学ぶことができます。

I especially appreciated the explanations about Lord Katharagama, who is fervently worshipped by Sinhala Buddhists in Sri Lanka, and Mount Sree Parda, which is worshipped by people of all religions.

I was very grateful for this book, which allowed me to learn about the reality of Sri Lankan religion in an easy-to-understand manner from the unique perspective of a cultural anthropologist, which is different from that of a Buddhist scholar.