Pictures Of Buddhist Ceylon And Other Papers

About the Book:-This small book is an eclectic collection of short essays that the author wrote on Ceylon. Though it says Buddhist Ceylon, all the essays are not on Buddhism alone; there are six essays offered: a Buddhist Sabbath in Ceylon; Olcott day at Galle; the Story of the Weavers Daughter; an Ordination for the Buddhist Monk; at the foot of a tree; and the last essay is on the Metteyya (Maitriya) Bodhisattava. In the first chapter, the author describes --the light is breaking in the east. Already in the gloom of the tall trees the squirrel's strange chirping bark is heard, and the hoarse grating cough of the monkey mingles with the coppersmith's metallic note and the earliest pipe of half-awakened bird Dawn is at hand. Already ka-ka, the black crow, is impudently demanding his early meal. Yet a few moments and the sun will strike the brass pinnacle of the temple, and we must offer flowers as he rises, so let us hasten onwards. It is a Buddhist holy day, New Moon or Full Moon in the dry season, or maybe Wesak Day, the day of days, in Lanua-Dipa, the land beloved of the children of the Lord, the fairest isle on earth, where the yallow robe still studs the palm-groves, and the white dome of the dagaba gleams beyond the nameless blue-green of the tracts of paddy-fields. Thus this book is full of fascinating stories to make it worth-readable. It contains a portrait of a Buddha-Rupa and seven illustrations, which was first published in 1914. About the Author:-Frank Lee Woodward (1871–1952) was an English educationist, Pali scholar, author and theosophist. He studied and researched on Theravada Buddhism and wrote numerous works based on them. He is admired among the Pali scholars for compiling the vast concordance of Pali canon by translating eighteen of the forty-two volumes of the Pali texts into English. He also served as the principal of Buddhist school Mahinda College, Galle in Ceylon for 16 years from 1903 to 1919. He lived his latter stage of life in Rowella, Tasmania, mainly spending his time on studies and translation work.While working in Sri Lanka, he edited the Buddhist, the leading Buddhist magazine of the island at the time, and went to Madras each year for the annual convention of the Theosophical Society Adyar. He advised the director of education in Ceylon often during his work and was actively involved with the movement for establishing a University in Ceylon. Sinhalese language was accepted as a subject for the Cambridge local examinations due to his efforts. He decided to leave Mahinda College in 1919 due to the tropical climate, which was having a bad impact on his health. He migrated to Tasmania to live the remaining part of his life with the intention of translating the Pali Canon into English language. The Title 'Pictures Of Buddhist Ceylon And Other Papers written/authored/edited by F. L. Woodward', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121238939 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 89 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-