RT Book
T1 The lion's roar: Anagarika Dharmapala and the making of modern Buddhism
A1 Amuṇugama, Sarath 1939-
LA English
PP New Delhi, India
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1696791545
AB Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933) was a Srilankan Buddhist reformer and national activist and ranks high among makers of modern Buddhism. Born into an affluent Sinhala merchant family, he was a youthful convert to Theosophy. The Theosophical movement that originated in Newyork in late 19th century became an important catalyst of the Hindu and Buddhist revival. Dharmapala attended the world Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893 as a Buddhist delegate.0Dharmapala's 'struggle' for Buddhism in India led to a transformation of nationalism in his homeland.He castigated the British colonial administration, its local lackeys for their lack of concern and his own people for their indolence and backwardness.He was a pioneer in industrial training for the youth in Sri Lanka. In India, where he spent the greater part of his life, his main and lifelong struggle was for re-establishing Buddhist management of Buddhist sacred places particularly the MAHABODHI, the reputed location of Buddha's enlightnment, which were under Hindu control. In this endeavour he interacted closely with Indian leaders like Gandhi and Nehru. His close links with particularly the Bengali intelligentsia, the 'Bhadralok', forms an intresting part of the story. Apart from this he took a great interest in the propagation of the word of the Buddha throughout the world His missionary activities encompassed the Western world as well as countries like Japan. An important aspect of this work was the promotion of Buddhist scholarship. In the twilight years of his life he had himself0ordained as a Buddhist monk in India
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BQ950.H37
SN 9780199489060
SN 0199489068
K1 Dharmapala, Anagarika : 1864-1933
K1 Maha Bodhi Society of India : History
K1 Buddhism : Sri Lanka : History
K1 Buddhism : India : History
K1 Dharmapala, Anagarika
K1 Maha Bodhi Society of India
K1 Buddhism
K1 India
K1 Sri Lanka
K1 History