Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka

edited by Mahinda Deegalle, Routledge, London & New York, 2006

ISBN10: 0–415–35920–1 (Print Edition)
ISBN13: 9–78–0–415–35920–7

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Book review at http://sangam.org/taraki/articles/2006/05-03_Buddhism_Conflict.php?uid=1709

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Buddhism, conflict and violence 1
MAHINDA DEEGALLE
2 Is the Sri Lankan war a Buddhist fundamentalism? 22
RICHARD GOMBRICHBuddhism, Conflict & Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
3 Hindu influences on medieval Sri Lankan Buddhist culture 38
JOHN CLIFFORD HOLT
4 The Theravada analysis of conflicts 67
MAHINDA PALIHAWADANA
5 A ‘Righteous War’ in Buddhism? 78
P.D. PREMASIRI
6 Semantic transformations of the dhammadipa 86
PETER SCHALK
7 Sinhala fears of Tamil demands 93
ALVAPPILLAI VELUPPILLAI
8 Historiography in conflict and violence 114
ANANDA WICKREMERATNE
ix9 Buddhism, ethnicity, and identity: a problem in
Buddhist history 134
GANANATH OBEYESEKERE
10 Identity issues of Sinhalas and Tamils 163
BARDWELL SMITH
11 Roots of the conflict and the peace process 177
R.A.L.H. GUNAWARDANA
12 Buddhist monks and peace in Sri Lanka 202
CHANDRA R. DE SILVA
13 The role of Buddhist monks in resolving the conflict 210
ASANGA TILAKARATNE
14 Sarvodaya’s pursuit of peace 226
GEORGE BOND
15 JHU politics for peace and a righteous state 233
MAHINDA DEEGALLE
Bibliography 255
Index 267

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