A foundational doctrine of sufferance frames minorities as tolerated guests of Sinhalese Buddhists

Evidence

The most fundamental belief anchoring Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism is that Sri Lanka has been preserved for Sinhalese Buddhists, and minorities live there only because of Buddhists’ sufferance. This sentiment automatically privileges Buddhists, marginalizes those of other religions, and justifies Sinhalese Buddhist superordination and minority subordination. Although not all Sinhalese Buddhists are nationalists, the sentiment is sufficiently embedded so that Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism, aided by political Buddhism, has undermined Sinhalese-Tamil relations and attempts at devolution of power, conflict resolution, and dispassionate governance. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 55

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘sufferance’ doctrine reads as an identity-built-in-versus-others logic that parallels the reader’s question of manufactured solidarity across Sri Lanka, Hindu nationalism, and US settler discourse. — connects to: Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism rests on a foundational belief in Buddhist sufferance toward minorities; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology casts minorities as tolerated guests in a Sinhalese island — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 35; A foundational sufferance belief justifies enduring Sinhalese superordination over minorities. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 55 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism rests on a foundational belief in Buddhist sufferance toward minorities #corroborates (0.95)