The Buddha's Tooth. Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic, Paperback - Professor John S. Strong

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor John S. StrongIllustration(s): 9 halftones, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 352Collection: ...

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The New Sri Lankan House charts the development of private houses in the 21st century in a variety of locations around the island.

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This first book to tell the full story of cricket in Sri Lanka is sure to be a contender for sports book awardsPublisher: The History Press LtdAuth...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Sidharthan MaunaguruIllustration(s): 7 b&w illus.Number of pages: 202Collection: Global South A...

Publisher: BC PublishingAuthor(s): Professor John BoyagesIllustration(s): 6 illusNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 209 x ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2016The vivid and haunting story of Sri Lanka and its brutal thirty...

Sri Lankan Wildlife Guide - Expert wildlife advice including identification, field guides, photography, rare endemics, habitats and national parks ...

The Grey Among The Green is John Fuller's eleventh collection, and his first since Selected Poems 1954-1982. Generally acknowledged to be the most ...

"Exemplary for its organization and writing, this work is likely to become the standard single-volume text on Buddhism for the student, whether wit...

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Reducere. The Jataka Tales are the Buddhist equivalent of Aesop's Fables. They are morality stories. In the Buddhist cultures of that time, these were the st...

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DescriptionPhotographic identification guide to the 280 flower species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka which is perfect for resident and visitor al...

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A Photographic Field Guide to the Amphibians of Sri Lanka is a complete guide to the 120 species of frog, toad and caecilian found in Sri Lanka. Ex...

Reducere. This book includes two small classics of the Pali Canon in one volume. The Udana, or Inspired Utterances of the Buddha, consists of eighty discours...

Reducere. The Wheel of Life is the spiritual autobiography of John Blofeld (1913-1987), a world-renowned British scholar and writer who devoted his life to t...

This unique publication outlines the development of legal theory from pre-Roman times to the twentieth century, relating the evolution of legal the...

Since the golden age of Gregorian chant, Latin has been used extensively in the vocal and choral tradition of Western music. Latin became so engrai...

'The Norwegian Da Vinci Code'

Jill is on a mission. At eight years old, Jill wants to know why the Tooth Fairy collects teeth and why she gives the children money. After asking ...