A Name for Every Chapter: Anagarika Dharmapala and Ceylonese Buddhist Revivalism
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Collapsing the boundary created by Sri Lankan and Western scholars between the cosmopolitan and national, the author takes a different path to explain Anagarika Dharmapala's mission to achieve Buddhahood through social and religious pursuits.
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Today, though there is no statue to Sri Devamitta Dhammapala, both Sri Lanka and India boast numerous statues of the famous Anagarika Dharmapala. Often portrayed in Sri Lankan historiography and public discourse as either a national hero or a fervent bigot, Dharmapala is instead described by the author. Bhadrajee S. Hewage, in terms of his thinking and attitudes which evolved over the course of his life. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including most importantly a typescript of Dharmapala’s personal diaries, Hewage explains how Dharmapala’s evolution can be understood in association with the different names by which he was known.
Collapsing the boundary created by Sri Lankan and Western scholars between the cosmopolitan and national, Hewage takes a different path to explain Dharmapala’s mission to achieve Buddhahood through social and religious pursuits. Exploring Dharmapala’s status in the complex relations between colonial Ceylon, Theosophy, the British Empire, and once maternal India, Hewage reorients the story of Buddhist revivalism in Ceylon around Dharmapala’s life and times, to better understand the career of one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent icons.
| Author: | Bhadrajee S. Hewage |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9781838222222 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 116 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Publisher: | Sulochana Publishing |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
About the Author
Bhadrajee S. Hewage is currently a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton University where he received an undergraduate degree in History summa cum laude along with minors in African Studies, Latin American Studies, and South Asian Studies.
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