Previous articleNext article No Access"Merit Transference" in Sinhalese Buddhism: A Case Study of the Interaction between Doctrine and PracticeRichard GombrichRichard Gombrich Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by History of Religions Volume 11, Number 2Nov., 1971 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/462651 Views: 20Total views on this site Citations: 24Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1971 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Tommi Lehtonen Belief in Karma: The Belief-Inducing Power of a Collection of Ideas and Practices with a Long History, Religions 14, no.11 (Dec 2022): 52.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14010052Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko, Matthew D. 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