The Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

A complete collection of Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu’s writings since 2009 on the validity of recent attempts to reinstitute bhikkhunī ordination.

This paper examines the recent events following the bhikkhunī revival in Sri Lanka, and looks at the position of the Burmese Saṅgha, which has traditionally seen itself as the custodian of an ‘authentic’ Buddhist legacy, thrown into a debate by the action of a Burmese bhikkhunī who was recently ordained in Sri Lanka. It introduces the early initiatives of revivalist monks in Burma as well as the viewpoints of Burmese Saṅgha and the nuns in regard to the bhikkhunī issue. Since most debate on the position of nuns take place without much reference to the local political contexts in which they stand, the state monastic organization in Burma is introduced to aid understanding of the framework in which the nuns operate today. At another level, the paper draws attention to the tension created between the international bhikkhunīs who promote liberal ideologies of gender equality, individual rights and universalism into a faith based community, and local nuns who adhere to the traditional norms of religious duty, moral discipline and service to the community, and questions the ultimate aim in endorsing such secular ideals.
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The ruined cities of Ceylon Paperback – by Henry Cave

THE LOST CITIES OF CEYLON BY G.E MITTON

The ruins of Egypt have been known for centuries, but it is only in comparatively recent years the ruins of Ceylon have been unearthed. Since then numbers have been attracted by these strange and beautiful Specimens of architecture quite unlike anything found elsewhere. After the final victories of the Tamils, when the Cingalese kings were driven to their last stronghold, Kandy, which lies among the hills in the centre of the island, the jungle growth, so extraordinarily rapid in the moist atmosphere of Ceylon, sprang up in wave upon wave, engulfing in a vast green sea the sites of these ancient capitals. That such cities had existed had long been known, but knowledge of their whereabouts only remained as a tradition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

List Of Inscriptions On Tombstones-And-Monuments-In-Ceylon C. M. PRINTED COTTLE GOVERNMKNT PRINTERS CEYLON 1911

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"Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms", by Chinese Buddhist Monk- Fa-Hien

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The medical Mafia: Expose of medical wrongdoings and how alternative methods hold the key

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Encyclopaedia of Ceylon

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ETHNOLOGY, LANGUAGE, AND RELIGION OF CEYLON-1893

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The Declaration of Assets and. Liabilities Law-රාජ්‍ය නිලධාරීන්ගේ වත්කම් බැරකම්

This Law may be cited as the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities (b) Judges and public officers appointed by the President, ... Ministries and Government Departments,known sburces of wealth and income of such person to whom this CONCERN.

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Caste in modern Ceylon by Ryan, Bryce

Temporal And Spiritual Conquest Of Ceylon Vol.3 by Perera, S. G., Tr.

The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon-BOOK 3- Vol 2 _Book_3-4 by F Queyroz

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The Tempora and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon Vol-3 Book 5 and 6 (freesri) By Father Queyroz

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A Study of the Sources and Contents of the Rajavaliya

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The Tempora and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon Vol-1 Book 1_2 (freesri) By [Father Queyroz]

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Proofs of a Conspiracy by John Robison --Against All The Religions and Governments Of Europe

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සිංහල භූමිපුත්‍ර -REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY MR. HARISCHANDRA WIJETUNGA

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Old Sinhalese Nursery Rhymes And Folk Songs by Heather Hamer

සිංහල ඉංග්‍රීසි ඩික්ෂනරිය- A Sinhalese-English Dictionary

Publisher: Colombo, Wesleyan mission press Date: 1892 Pages: 824The first edition of this work was published in 1830. It proved to be most valuable to students of the Sinhalese language. The book has for many years been out of print and copies have been obtained only at very high prices. The issue of a newedition has therefore been long felt to be necessary ; but the preparation of it involved a great amount of labour and rendered delay unavoidable. The work was begun by the Kev. George Baugh but the greater part was executed by the Rev. Robert Tebb. After these missionaries left Ceylon the whole has been very carefully revised and no pains have been spared to ensure accuracy. As it has been difficult to find time amid more pressing claims for this work, it is hoped that the delay which has occurred and also any errors and omissions which may be discovered will be regarded leniently. It has not been as a labour of love, but as the discharge of what appeared to be a public duty in the supply of a long felt want, that the execution has been persevered iu. The entire book has had the careful supervision of the eminent Pandit, Bartholomew Gnuaskara Esquire, Mudaliyar, of the Colonial Secretary's Office. At his suggestion a number of Pali and Sanskrit words which appeared in the first edition have been omitted in this, as they did not in any sense belong to the Sinhalese language. But many other words have been added, and the total number of words in this volume will, it is believed, be much greater than the number included by Mr. Clough. We are much indebted to Mr. Gunasekara for the care and time he has devoted both to the revision of the copy and the correction of the proof sheets, and we are sure that those who use the book may rely with confidence on the results of his labours.
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Sinhala: Basic Course. Module 3: Sinhala Structures.

Sinhala: Basic Course. Module 3: Sinhala Structures on the language of Sri Lanka is intended to be taken under a Sinhala-speaking instructor. The present module is intended as a reference manual on Sinhala structures which will supplement and expand on the brief notes that appear in Module 2 (see related documents). After a brief explanation of the Sinhala sound system, the grammatical system is described under the following main headings: introduction to nouns, cases, definite and indefinite forms of the noun, basic classes of verbs, present tense forms, present verbal adjective form, past tense forms, infinitive form, participle, participial adjective, forms of verbs ("when,""if,""even if,""although," etc.), relationships among verbs, clause subordinator, nouns derived from verbs, adjectives, pronouns, postpositions, particles, numerals and quantity, word boundaries, spelling, and style and dialect. (JB)