The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka

According administration ancient Anuradhapura Assistant Assistant Government Agent aware become believed British Buddha Buddhism called cattle cause century Ceylon chena Christian Civil clear clearly Colonial Secretary concerned considerable Council course Court cultivation decided District duties economic England established European evidence example existence explained fact fines given grains Gregory hand Hindu idea importance India interest irrigation Jaffna Journal Kachcheri land less letter lived London matter means Meeting missionaries moral Moreover nature Nuwerakalawiya occasion Office oriental paddy Pali particularly peasants period policies possible practice problem question reasonably referred regard religion religious remarked repair Rhys Davids road rule scholar seemed sense servants Service shillings showed Society Sri Lanka studies suggested taken tank texts things thought tion took tradition Twynam University usually writings wrote