Sinhalese nationalist claims rest on chronicle authority and a myth of paternalistic tolerance.
Evidence
For such writers and their fellow nationalists, the claim that Sri Lanka is the land of the Sinhalese Buddhists is indisputable because the Mahavamsa says just that. An associated argument holds that all non- Buddhists live in Sri Lanka thanks to the majority community’s benevolence. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 187
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s question about whether enmity is constructed rather than primordial — this shows the ‘mythic’ frame anchoring an invented territorial claim. — connects to: Sinhalese claims to primordial ownership rest on the Mahavamsa’s mytho-history. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 64; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology rests on mythic history yet betrays Buddhism’s core values — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 294; Sinhalese Buddhist identity was antiquarian but its modern nationalist ideology is reinterpreted and manipulated — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 85 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism rests on a foundational belief in Buddhist sufferance toward minorities
#corroborates(0.88) - Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology rests on mythic history yet betrays Buddhism’s core values
#corroborates(0.85) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 294 - Sinhalese Buddhist identity was antiquarian but its modern nationalist ideology is reinterpreted and manipulated
#expands(0.82) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 85 - Sri Lankan ethnic claims rest on manufactured mytho-history, not primordial identity.
#expands(0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 718 - Sinhalese nationalist identity is constructed as inseparable from Buddhism
#expands(0.78) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 193