The separatist war hardened Sri Lanka’s Buddhist clergy toward militarism

Evidence

Fears concerning a fractious and disunited sangha may be associated with many monks’ aversion to devolution (de Silva 2006), although the separatist conflict has certainly encouraged a militarist and uncompromising attitude among Sri Lanka’s Buddhist clergy (Premasiri 2006: 79). — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 152

Categorization

• XREF: Direct evidence for the manufactured/threat-hardened enmity hypothesis: external conflict shapes religious leaders’ attitudes rather than mere primordial doctrine. — connects to: A tolerant faction of monks lost to a supremacist faction within Sri Lankan Buddhism. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 118; Buddhist monks rationalize warfare against separatists as dhamma-justified — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 152; Leading monks reinterpret Buddhist doctrine to justify war and Sinhalese majority rule — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 152 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• A tolerant faction of monks lost to a supremacist faction within Sri Lankan Buddhism. #expands (0.90) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 118
• The intolerant faction of Buddhism triumphed over the tolerant one in Sri Lanka’s sangha. #expands (0.90)
• Buddhist monks rationalize warfare against separatists as dhamma-justified #expands (0.85) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 152
• Leading monks reinterpret Buddhist doctrine to justify war and Sinhalese majority rule #expands (0.85) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 152
• Rebel attacks on Buddhist sacred sites hardened Sinhalese enmity #qualifies (0.80)