Buddha and the Seven Gods

Theravāda Buddhism has during the past century been an annoyance to scholars who tried to find a general and crossculturally valid definition of religion. Durkheim refuted Frazer's minimal definition of religion being "the belief in Spiritual Beings" solely on the grounds of the notable exception of Theravāda Buddhism. He based his argument that "the idea of gods is absent, or at least, ... plays only a secondary and minor role" mainly on the now classic work of Oldenberg, "Buddha, his Life, his Doctrine, his Community," published originally in 1881. The same book was also used extensively by Max Weber who asked himself whether a system of "ethics without God" and "with absolute indifference towards the question whether gods do exist or not and how they exist" could be called a "religion

Ancient history · Argument (complex analysis) · Buddhism · Ceylon · Doctrine · Dual (grammatical number) · Epistemology · Gautama Buddha · Philosophy of religion · Theology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Study and Philosophy of Religion

• Complexity in the Thai Religious System

  A Thomas Kirsch•The Journal of Asian Studies•1977

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• Kinship and Property Rights in a Buddhist Monastery in Central Ceylon1

  Open Access•Hans-Dieter Evers, Hans‐dieter Evers•American Anthropologist•1967

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• Spirit cults and Buddhist practice in Kep Province, Cambodia

  Open Access•Matthew O’lemmon•Journal of Southeast Asian Studies•2014

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• Introduction

  Open Access•Nicolas Sihlé, Patrice Ladwig•Religion and Society•2017

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• Theravāda Buddhist Sangha

  Open Access•Heinz Bechert•The Journal of Asian Studies•1970

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• Weberian Buddhism and Sinhalese Buddhism

  Open Access•P A Saram, P A S Saram•Social Compass•1976

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• The Shrine of Upulvan at Devundara. By S. Paranavitana. Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of Ceylon. Vol. VI. Colombo, 1953.

  Open Access•Douglas Barrett•Journal of the Royal Asiatic…•1954

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• Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion

  Michael Banton•Anthropological Approaches to the…•2013

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• Buddhist Backgrounds of the Burmese Revolution

  Open Access•E Sarkisyanz, Manuel Sarkisyanz•Buddhist Backgrounds of the…•1965

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• Siamese State Ceremonies

  H G Quaritch Wales•Geographical Journal•1932

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• Laos. Its People, Its Society, Its Culture

  Frank M Lebar, Adrienne Suddard•Journal of the American Oriental…•1960

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• Magical-animism and Buddhism

  Open Access•Michael M Ames•The Journal of Asian Studies•1964

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• The Consecration of a Buddhist Image

  Open Access•Richard Gombrich•The Journal of Asian Studies•1966

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• The Structure of Sinhalese Healing Rituals

  Open Access•Nur Yalman•The Journal of Asian Studies•1964

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• Laos

  Edmond A Blais, Frank M Lebar et al.•Pacific Affairs•1962

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• The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

  Emile Durkheim, Carol Cosman et al.•The Elementary Forms Of Religious…•2009

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• Kinship and Property Rights in a Buddhist Monastery in Central Ceylon1

  Open Access•Hans-Dieter Evers, Hans‐dieter Evers•American Anthropologist•1967

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• Buddha and the Dancing Goblins

  Open Access•Michael M Ames•American Anthropologist•1964

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