An account in Sinhala of the period of severe austerity undertaken by the ascetic Siddhartha in his search for Buddhahood, retold by Sriya Ratnakara. The hardships of those years before his awakening form the whole subject of the book, which keeps to a measured, unhurried rhythm and to plain, everyday Sinhala rather than the high literary register often used for narratives of the Buddha's life.
The text is written entirely in Sinhala, so a reading knowledge of the language is needed. Buyers outside Sri Lanka should be aware that no English version of the text appears within these covers.
It will suit readers who prefer the life of the Buddha told as a continuous narrative in accessible language — those returning to the story in their own tongue, Sinhala-speaking households abroad building a small religious shelf, and students of Sinhala prose who want something straightforwardly written. It is published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co., a long-established Sri Lankan publishing and bookselling house issuing titles in Sinhala and English.
- Author: Sriya Ratnakara
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552122262
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