An English-language work on the Buddha's teachings as they apply to lay life — that is, to people living in households, holding jobs and raising families rather than following a monastic rule. The title points to the practical side of Buddhist ethics and mental cultivation: how the teaching is meant to be lived by ordinary people, and what it has to say about contentment.
Written by Dr Savithri Kumaratne and issued by Godage International Publishers, the Colombo house that publishes across Sinhala and English, including a steady line of titles on Buddhism, history and Sri Lankan culture. Books of this kind are common on the Sri Lankan market and far less easy to find elsewhere, which is the main reason to order one from here.
Because it is in English throughout, no reading knowledge of Sinhala or Pali is assumed. It will suit lay Buddhist readers, students of Buddhism approaching the subject from a devotional rather than purely academic angle, and anyone interested in how the tradition is presented to a general readership in Sri Lanka today. It is a substantial volume rather than a short introduction.
- Author: Dr. Savithri Kumaratne
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: English
- Pages: 472
- ISBN: 9789553058454
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