Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Nursheila Muez, Lin, Jessica Yeo Jia
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; General
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88327; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44600
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Anti-Muslim sentiments in Sri Lanka can be attributed to the spread of ultranationalist Buddhist rhetoric propagated by Buddhist extremist groups which use Buddhism to justify their narrative. The ambivalent nature of religion allows it to be interpreted by its adherents both as a source of violence...