Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Crime and punishment in the Buddhist tradition Crime and punishment in the Buddhist tradition Nandasēna Ratnapāla Chiefly a study on the rules of Buddhist monasticism and religious order; includes reference to the Pārājika (Buddhist law) of Vinayapiṭaka. OL1059930W
Jataka tales Jataka tales Ellen Lanyon Retells thirty of the five hundred tales told by the Buddha some five hundred years before the Christian era. OL17671186W
The songs of the sisters The songs of the sisters Usula P. Wijesuriya Poems, adapted from the Therigatha, Theravada Buddhist canonical text. OL2603314W
Portraits of Buddhist women Portraits of Buddhist women Dharmasēna Thera "A collection about Buddhist women translated from the thirteenth-century Sinhala Buddhist text, the Saddharmaratnavaliya, these stories provide insights into the social status and roles of women in … OL6211963W