Buddha in the crown : Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change
1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
9781429400046, 9780195362466, 9780195064186, 9781280524905, 9786610524907, 1429400048, 0195362462, 0195064186, 1280524901, 6610524904
191936253
Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Setting and the Problem; 2 The Relevant Historical and Doctrinal Background; 3 Ascetic and King: The Iconography of Avalokitesvara and Natha; 4 The Politics of Deification in Medieval Sri Lanka: Avalokitesvara Becomes Natha Deviyo; 5 The Mythicization of History: Natha and Pitiye in Kandyan Folklore; 6 The Power of Place: Oral Traditions at Rural Kandyan Natha Devalayas; 7 Central Power, Sacred Order: Center and Periphery in the Kandyan Kingdom; 8 Natha and the "Rock Chief"; 9 Conclusion: Maitreya-in-the-Making; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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