A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history

“When a revelation is communicated by a supernatural entity that is reported as present during the communication, it is called a vision.”   -      

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 1, October 2006. In which sense can we speak of a characteristically Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition? In answering

IntroductionThe short answer to this question is very simple: we do not really know. That, however, is not really an acceptable answer to most people because in the past 2500 years or more, many h