Buddhism Betrayed?

Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka

By Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

1992

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This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.

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Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

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