TY - BOOK AU - Adikaram,E.W. TI - EARLY HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN CEYLON: OR"STATE OF BUDDHISM IN CEYLON AS REVEALED BY THE PALI COMMENTARIES OF THE 5th CENTURY A.D." SN - 955921909X U1 - 294.3 N1 - Include an Appendix, Index; Contents; PART ONE; I The Pali Commentaries; II The Sources of the Pali Commentaries; III The Bhanakas; IV The Natire of the Contents of the Pali Cmmentaries; PART TWO; I Before the Advent of Mahinda; II The Advent of Mahinda...; III The Spread of the Faith; IV The Writing down of the Texts; V The First Literary Period; VI The Growth of Dissentient Schools; VII Where the Faith Flourished; VIII The Buddhist Life; IX The Growth of Ritual; X The Position of the Deities ER -