Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri LankaThis 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. |
Contents
The Question | 1 |
2 The Period of Buddhist Revivalism 18601915 | 5 |
3 Politics and Constitutional Progress 19151946 | 9 |
4 Radical Monks and the Legitimation of Monks Participation in Politics | 15 |
Report of the Committee of Inquiry | 22 |
Report of the Committee of Inquiry | 30 |
7 The Social Revolution of 1956 and Its Aftermath | 42 |
8 The Restoration of Buddhisn and the Transformation of Education in the 1960s and 1970s | 58 |
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Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah No preview available - 1992 |
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activist activities Amunugama Anagarika Dharmapala Anuradhapura Bandaranaike Betrayal of Buddhism bhikkhus British Buddha Buddhist democracy Buddhist monks Buddhist revivalism century Ceylon Christian chronicles Colombo colonial councils cultural demonic dhamma Dharmadasa Dharmapala dhist Dutthagamani eastern provinces economic elections elite especially ethnic conflict Gajabahu Gnanasiha groups Gunawardena halese historical ibid identity ideology island issues Jaffna Jayawardena Kandy Kandyan Kingdom Kapferer king laity land language leaders Mahavali Mahavamsa majority Malvatta ment militant minister modern monastic monks movement myth nationalist Nayakkar Obeyesekere organizations Pali Pannasiha Parakrama Bahu participation peasant Peramuna Pirivena Pitiye political parties politicians Polonnaruwa protest Rajasinghe Ramanna Nikaya religion religious riots ritual rule sangha Senanayake Sinhala Buddhist nationalism Sinhala language Sinhalese Siyam Nikaya SLFP social society south Indian Sri Lanka Sutta Tambiah Tamil temple texts theme tion tradition unity University Press Vidyalankara Vijaya village violence Walpola Rahula