DOC Buddhist Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon by Richard F. Gombrich in History

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. It saved me in Sri Lanka!By Sarah CalhounA year ago I was on an off-campus studies program in Sri Lanka and happened to have this book with me as I was studying in Lankatilike; one of the places Gombrich describes. It was so interesting to be able to read about how things were 50 or so years before I was there. The shrines even looked basically the same! It is also a great introduction to Sinhalese Buddhism (the closest thing to a How-To Guide for Sudus I've found). However; it is an old book and a lot has happened in Lanka since it was written. Even so; I love it as a reference book and keep it by me at all times when I'm doing research on Lanka.