by Tambiah (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 May 1992
ISBN 10: 0226789500
ISBN 13: 9780226789507