Rebuilding Buddhism: The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal

by David N. Gellner and Sarah Levine

Book Overview

Rebuilding Buddhism describes in evocative detail the experiences and achievements of Nepalis who have adopted Theravada Buddhism. This form of Buddhism was introduced into Nepal from Burma and Sri Lanka in the 1930s, and its adherents have struggled for recognition and acceptance ever since. With its focus on the austere figure of the monk and the biography of the historical Buddha, and more recently with its emphasis on individualizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674025547
• ISBN13: 9780674025547
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"