Extremist Sinhalese parties weaponized Buddhism against Tamil devolution

Evidence

In postindependence Sri Lanka, numerous extremist Sinhalese organizations have mobilized against the devolution of power to the Tamils. These groups support political Buddhism even as they manipulate Buddhism. They most certainly are among the protagonists promoting the nationalist ideology. The three most prominent political parties in this regard are the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People’s Liberation Front—JVP), the Sinhala Urumaya (Sinhala Heritage Party—SU), and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (National Sinhalese Heritage Party—JHU). — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 157

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the three key Sinhalese nationalist parties (JVP, SU, JHU) that form the institutional core of the manufactured-enmity ideology studied in this chapter.
• XREF: connects to: Ethnoreligious violence stems from human social psychology, not Buddhism’s tenets — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 86; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology frames dissenters as enemies of the state. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 36; A tolerant faction of monks lost to a supremacist faction within Sri Lankan Buddhism. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 118 (+23 more)

Broader Connections

• Rebel attacks on Buddhist sacred sites hardened Sinhalese enmity #corroborates (0.85)
• Entrenched Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism forecloses federal solutions and portends broader attacks on minorities #corroborates (0.82) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 42
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism is reactive, not primordial #qualifies (0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 105