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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.Tambiah, Stanley J. is the author of 'Buddhism Betrayed? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka', published 1992 under ISBN 9780226789507 and ISBN 0226789500.
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