BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION: BUDDHISM, CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; 2. IS THE SRI LANKAN WAR A BUDDHIST FUNDAMENTALISM?; 3. HINDU INFLUENCES ON MEDIEVAL SRI LANKAN BUDDHIST CULTURE; 4. THE THERAVADA ANALYSIS OF CONFLICTS; 5. A 'RIGHTEOUS WAR' IN BUDDHISM?; 6. SEMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE DHAMMADIPA; 7. SINHALA FEARS OF TAMIL DEMANDS; 8. HISTORIOGRAPHY IN CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; 9. BUDDHISM, ETHNICITY, AND IDENTITY: A PROBLEM IN BUDDHIST HISTORY
10. IDENTITY ISSUES OF SINHALAS AND TAMILS11. ROOTS OF THE CONFLICT AND THE PEACE PROCESS; 12. BUDDHIST MONKS AND PEACE IN SRI LANKA; 13. THE ROLE OF BUDDHIST MONKS IN RESOLVING THE CONFLICT; 14. SARVODAYA'S PURSUIT OF PEACE; 15. JHU POLITICS FOR PEACE AND A RIGHTEOUS STATE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
Interdisciplinary in its approach, this book explores the dilemmas that Buddhism faces in relation to the continuing ethnic conflict and violence in modern Sri Lanka. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, Buddhist studies and Pali examine multiple dimensions of the problem. Buddhist responses to the crisis are discussed in detail, along with how Buddhism can help to create peace in Sri Lanka. Evaluating the role of Buddhists and their institutions in bringing about an end to war and violence as well as possibly heightening the problem, this collection puts forward a cri
