A work of Buddhist doctrine by Ven. Nakkavatte Asarana Sarana Buddha Parayana Himi, issued in English by S. Godage of Colombo as part of the publisher's Wisdom Review Series. G. N. Perera is named as the translator.
The National Library of Sri Lanka's union catalogue classifies it under Buddhism — doctrines, which places it among the many explanatory and reflective titles that Sri Lankan monastic authors have produced for lay readers rather than among narrative, historical or biographical writing. The Wisdom Review Series gathers such titles together under a single imprint, and this one sits within it.
Ven. Nakkavatte Asarana Sarana Buddha Parayana Himi writes within that monastic tradition of doctrinal exposition, and the existence of a translated English edition means the book was prepared for readers outside the Sinhala-reading audience its author would ordinarily address — students of Buddhism abroad, Sri Lankans living overseas, and readers who want doctrinal material from a Sri Lankan monastic hand rather than from a Western interpreter.
Godage International Publishers is an established Colombo house issuing books in Sinhala and English across religion, history, literature and education, and much of its English-language Buddhist list exists in versions produced for readers who cannot reach the original. Books of this kind are printed for the local market and are not often held by booksellers outside Sri Lanka, which is the main reason to take a copy when one is to hand.
- Author: Ven.Nakkawatte Asarana Sarana Buddhaparayana Himi
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: English
- Pages: 216
- ISBN: 9789553096005
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