Sinhalese nationalist ideology mobilizes monks into coercing converts even in death rituals.
Evidence
The anti-Christian hysteria led to numerous troubling incidents, and they collectively signify how the nationalist ideology espoused by extremist Sinhalese Buddhists can be utilized to target Christians. … In one instance dealing with the latter, a bhikkhu refused the family of a long-standing convert to Christianity the right of burial and forcibly carried out the last rights according to Buddhist rituals (Weerasooriya 2004). — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 260
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Nationalist propaganda depicts Christian conversion as ritual desecration of the Buddha.; Sinhalese nationalist identity is constructed as inseparable from Buddhism — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 193; Sinhalese nationalist violence against Christians is opportunistic rather than primordial — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 245 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Sinhalese nationalist identity is constructed as inseparable from Buddhism
#expands(0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 193 - The monks’ political manipulation accelerated nationalist entrenchment and blocked peace
#corroborates(0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 156 - Sinhalese nationalist violence against Christians is opportunistic rather than primordial
#qualifies(0.72) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 245 - Extremist Sinhalese parties weaponized Buddhism against Tamil devolution
#contradicts(0.72) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 157