Synopsis Numerous books have been written on Sri Lanka's Buddhism, but Buddhism in Sri Lanka is first of its kind. The author deserves praise for studying the various sources in South Asia on Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Buddhism in Sri Lanka by Dr. K.L. Hazra is one such book that will appeal to this readership. It may not help to make sales records but it will have a place among the reading public. This is a concise, yet comprehensive history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It tells the various aspects of Buddhism in the island. The scholarship and research that have done into this work are impressive deeply. This book focuses on the introduction and development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Mahayanism in Sri Lanka, Buddhist education of Sri Lanka, Buddhist art, architecture and sculpture of Sri Lanka, Buddhist festivals of Sri Lanka, Buddhist literature of Sri Lanka, the Buddhist monastery of Sri Lanka and the Arahants in Sri Lanka, written admirably, and in a very impressive manner. This is religious history of Sri Lanka that helps to make facts and figures look interesting. The author has brought many aspects of Sri Lanka's Buddhism into a single highly readable religious history.