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Crystals

Douglas Bullis

Science & Math

Crescent

The Mahavamsa is the epic tale of Sri Lanka's founding and early history. It is the least known of all the world's great chronicles, and much less familiar than its Subcontinent forebears, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.The Mahavamsa or "Great Chronicle" describes the founding era of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Its sweeping relation of the period from 500 BC through 300 AD details the origins of virtually every religious practice and social institution in Sri Lanka and South India today. Some of these are:The commonwealth that developed between ruler, religion and populace Popular Buddhism's fusion with local shamanistic beliefs and practices The dilution of the caste system after removing its religious proscriptions The great reservoir based irrigation system which made a complex civilization on the island possible The culture which developed from the cultivator mentality of the rice paddy and moral principles of Buddhism The Mahavamsa's literary qualities place it alongside the best of the literature emanating from Subcontinent traditions. While the palace literature of the time was sparse and stilted, and monastic literature was confined to edifying stories about the Buddha, the popular oral storytelling tradition which was the ultimate origin of the Mahavamsa was a very rich brew of fables, folk stories, hearth and fireside songs, incantations worship, animism and the lore of paddy culture. All this life and liveliness found its way into the pages of Mahavamsa.This edition contains the text of the Mahavamsa, plus numerous explanatory notes and commentaries that paint a broad picture of the era in which Mahavamsa was written.

Mahavamsa: The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka

Thera Mahanama-sthavira

Asian Humanities Press

Although the title would seem directed only at the people who live in New Mexico, this is in fact a usually funny and sometimes poetic evocation of the landscape and people of almost anywhere in the Southwest. It begins with a witty rewrite of the creation myth, then goes back a century and a half to a touching baptism at one of New Mexico's most sacred spiritual shrines. Then back to the presence with "The Menu of the Hands," a hilarious spoof on wily waiters taking advantage of the naiveté of summertime visitors. Never, anywhere, has a meal ever been served with this much elán and chutzpah. Finally there is a beautiful evocation of the near-mystical effects the Southwest landscape can have on locals and visitors alike. Behind those magnificent mesas and mountains, the stones have a voice you can hear--if you listen the right way.

Why New Mexicans Love New Mexico

Humor & Entertainment

Atelier Books, Ltd.Co.

This fiercely told story using a mix of prose and poetry will surely go down as one of the most blistering anti-war literary works of our time. It follows a soldier from the day he must return to Iraq for his third tour. His tender parting love for his woman is followed by a long and unflinching look at what happens in the heat of combat, and the devastating consequences of alcoholism and PTSD that combat can produce. It is hard to think of any battle description that comes as close as this one to realities our troops face every day in Iraq, The third part is a sad elegy when his wife receives a flag and his medals as her only tokens of their love. Nothing else of him remains. She is forced into the numbing bureaucracy of the welfare system. When she finds that she is pregnant by her man, she descends into utter despair as she faces the horrible choice of poverty on one hand and abortion on the other. In an exquisite scene of redemption and hope for the future, she tells society to go to hell, she will have that child. The final dozen words of love and hope redeem the long list of awfulness that went before. This is a work that will easily have you in tears, even if you are a combat vet who has already seen all this way too many times.

AmericaAmerica When Will You See

History

Military

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Crystals

Mahavamsa: The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka

Why New Mexicans Love New Mexico

AmericaAmerica When Will You See