Deconstructing buddhist extremism: lessons from Sri Lanka

This article argues that it is not Buddhism, per se, but rather Buddhist extremism, that is responsible for violence against relevant out-groups. Moreover, it suggests that the causes of Buddhist extremism, rather than being determined solely by textual and scriptural justifications for out-group vi...

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Main Author: Kumar Ramakrishna
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153952

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