A separatist conflict hardened rather than softened antiminority attitudes

Evidence

Bhikkhus especially entered the political fray after Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948, a phenomenon that can be called “political Buddhism.” The rhetoric has, among other things, led to the abuse of Buddhism by monks and opportunistic politicians to justify antiminority practices. Nearly a quarter century of ethnic conflict between the predominantly Sinhalese Buddhist state and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has only hardened the antiminority stance among nationalists. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 50

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces and defines ‘political Buddhism’ — religion subordinated to politics.
• XREF: External threat hardening rather than dissipating groups’ cohesion feeds the reader’s question about what happens to solidarity when threat persists at war intensity. — connects to: Crimean defeat and modernization reshaped imperial attitudes toward minorities

Broader Connections

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