Remarks on Violence in Buddhist Ideology and Social Practice in Sri Lanka Contrary to a common opinion, the Buddhist discourse on violence is essentially ambivalent. A casuistry built up during two milleniums of interaction with the lay society interprets violence as legitimate when used for the defense of the Doctrine, while condemning it in social relations inside the Buddhist polity. The history fo Sri Lanka is a case in point. The rise of violence, which is assuming a critical dimension in communal relations, may be understood as the product of the breakdown of traditional values under the colonial and post-colonial impact, or else as the modern form of the built-in tensions of any Buddhist society.Contrairement à une idée répandue, l...
The Sinhalese folk play, as it exists in the villages today, is still so closely associated with the...
Formoso Bernard. S. J. Tambiah, Buddhism Betrayed ? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka. I...
Communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims has recurred in Myanmar since at least the British C...
Remarks on Violence in Buddhist Ideology and Social Practice in Sri Lanka Contrary to a common opi...
This article argues that it is not Buddhism, per se, but rather Buddhist extremism, that is responsi...
The Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Strength Army) is a Sinhalese nationalist movement led by Buddhist monk...
Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context wher...
The Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Strength Army) is a Sinhalese nationalist movement led by Buddhist monk...
Le Sri Lanka a la taille d’un petit Etat de l’Union Indienne. Sa population, de l’ordre de 20 millio...
Le Sri Lanka a la taille d’un petit Etat de l’Union Indienne. Sa population, de l’ordre de 20 millio...
This paper explores the role of the sangha, the Buddhist monastic community, in the Sri Lankan civil...
Since 2009, in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s ethnic war, certain contingents of Sinhala Buddhists hav...
This paper explores the role of the sangha, the Buddhist monastic community, in the Sri Lankan civil...
Formoso Bernard. S. J. Tambiah, Buddhism Betrayed ? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka. I...
Buddhism is considered by many today as the non-violent religion par excellence. The concept of ahim...
The Sinhalese folk play, as it exists in the villages today, is still so closely associated with the...
Formoso Bernard. S. J. Tambiah, Buddhism Betrayed ? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka. I...
Communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims has recurred in Myanmar since at least the British C...
Remarks on Violence in Buddhist Ideology and Social Practice in Sri Lanka Contrary to a common opi...
This article argues that it is not Buddhism, per se, but rather Buddhist extremism, that is responsi...
The Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Strength Army) is a Sinhalese nationalist movement led by Buddhist monk...
Radical Buddhist mobilization in post-war Sri Lanka is taking place in an international context wher...
The Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Strength Army) is a Sinhalese nationalist movement led by Buddhist monk...
Le Sri Lanka a la taille d’un petit Etat de l’Union Indienne. Sa population, de l’ordre de 20 millio...
Le Sri Lanka a la taille d’un petit Etat de l’Union Indienne. Sa population, de l’ordre de 20 millio...
This paper explores the role of the sangha, the Buddhist monastic community, in the Sri Lankan civil...
Since 2009, in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s ethnic war, certain contingents of Sinhala Buddhists hav...
This paper explores the role of the sangha, the Buddhist monastic community, in the Sri Lankan civil...
Formoso Bernard. S. J. Tambiah, Buddhism Betrayed ? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka. I...
Buddhism is considered by many today as the non-violent religion par excellence. The concept of ahim...
The Sinhalese folk play, as it exists in the villages today, is still so closely associated with the...
Formoso Bernard. S. J. Tambiah, Buddhism Betrayed ? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka. I...
Communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims has recurred in Myanmar since at least the British C...