Buddhist paritta chanting ritual
Subtitle: a comparative study of the Buddhist benedictory ritual
By: G. Ariyapala Perera.
Contributors: Bauddha Saṃskr̥tika Madhyasthyānaya (Dehiwala, Sri Lanka)
Publisher: Buddhist Cultural Centre
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dehiwela
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Buddhist chants -- Sri Lanka.; Buddhism -- Rituals -- Sri Lanka.
Description: With reference to Sri Lankan Buddhism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER ONE; title: The Significance of the Paritta Chanting as a Buddhist Ritual; title: CHAPTER TWO; title: The Development of Paritta Concept and Practice; title: CHAPTER THREE; title: The Socio-Religious and Socio-Cultural.; title: background of the Paritta Ritual.; title: CHAPTER FOUR; title: A Brief Translation of the Twenty-nine Suttas of Catubhanavarapali; title: CHAPTER FIVE; title: Paritta Literature of Sri Lanka; title: CONCLUSION; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY.