Title: Buddhism betrayed? : religion, politics, and violence in Sri Lanka /
Authors: Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja, 1929-2014.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Buddhism and politics Sri Lanka.; Buddhism Social aspects Sri Lanka.
Abstract: "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."--Publisher's description.