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Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka

Name: Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka
ISBN: 9781000630862

Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of H?niyam

Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell,

176 pages
English
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Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka

Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of H?niyam

Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell,

About this book

This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology.

The work explains the processes by which apotheosis plays an important role in revitalizing that cosmology. The author offers an examination of holy sites associated with the worship of H?niyam. These sacred spaces each have a unique background historically, and the ritualists associated with these sites have divergent understandings concerning H?niyam. Building upon the examination of the temples, the book delves into the iconography of H?niyam, illustrating his transformation from demon to deity in the manner that he is depicted in imagery associated with his worship. The book moves to a discussion of Arit? ? Kiven?u Perum?l, a South Indian adventurer, demonstrating the likelihood that he is the historical figure later apotheosized as H?niyam. Sri Lankan society felt his impact so strongly that in death he became a demon in the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. Finally, the book demonstrates that the same apotheosis processes are at work today.

This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.

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