As the war that has ravaged Sri Lanka for 25 years once again degenerates into ... Sri Lanka's hard-line monks are at the frontline of Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism, which views Tamils as ...

The rise of Buddhist nationalism in Sri Lanka has been a pronounced trend in recent years. The BBS was established in 2012 in order to protect Sri Lankan Buddhism from all kinds of external ...

Further, Sinhala Buddhist nationalism is very often discussed with reference to personages of Sri Lanka’s ancient history such as Dutugemunu and Elara. Hence, it is useful to trace the genesis and ...

New clashes between Buddhist extremists and Muslims occurred in two different towns in Sri Lanka, Kandy and Ampara, in early 2018.Triggered in part by hate-filled posts spread by nationalistic ...

There is a clear effort to dilute Sri Lanka’s national identity, often presenting nationalism as divisive or extremist. Some ...

A man dressed as a Buddhist monk throws back a tear gas canister after it was fired by police to disperse protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022.

June 6) Devaka Gunawardena ponders on Sinhala Buddhist nationalism and its relevance to Sri Lanka’s efforts at escaping its subordination to the “capitalist imperialist world system.” Gunawardena ...

All this raises an important point about politics in Sri Lanka and Tamil nationalism. Sri Lanka’s nation-building project is ...

Why is there violence between some Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka? ... monks in the orange robes recasting their role as peacemakers to defenders of a strident Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism.

The last two projects aim to break the Sinhala Buddhist nationalism in Sri Lanka, which remains the strongest point of defence and the pillar of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.

Sri Lankan authorities are conducting a campaign to deny Hindus and other religious minorities access to places of worship and other property and redesignate locations as Buddhist sites.