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Buddhism Betrayed?

Buddhism Betrayed?

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

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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.

Categories:

Religion & Spirituality - Buddhism

Year:

1992

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Language:

english

Pages:

232

ISBN 10:

0226789497

ISBN 13:

9780226789491

File:

PDF, 13.31 MB

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