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Political Buddhism In Sri Lanka

Categories: South Asia, Sri Lanka, Religion, War & Conflict

D.B.S. Jeyaraj highlights [1] J.L. Devananda's take on political Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Devananda opines: “due to the influence of the Mahavamsa [2] (scripture), a Buddhist Bikkhu (monk) is at liberty to engage in racist politics and promote Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinism and hatred.