Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics and Violence in Sri Lanka (Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics R)

Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics and Violence in Sri Lanka (Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics R)

by Tambiah (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 May 1992

ISBN 10: 0226789500
ISBN 13: 9780226789507