Buddhist Sociology La Spiritualite Vivante (France) has captured the attention and

has captured the attention and imagination of the West

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This volume represents his work in the discharge of that duty

[an] innovative and stimulating account of early Indian thought

with only minimal editorial intervention

Buddhist Sociology La Spiritualite Vivante (France) has captured the attention andAbout the Author Nandasena Ratnapala (M. A. Cey., Dr. Phil. Goettingen, Ph. D. Sri Lanka, D. Litt. Sri Lanka) is a well known writer, with a number of publications to his credit. He is at present the Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. About the Book Buddhist Sociology attempts to build a system of sociology from early Buddhist thought. For this purpose, the author utilises the original Pali