Monks for War?

(Aljazeera/TamilVoice2009) Are Buddhist monks in the wrong for (apparently) promoting Sinhalese nationalism instead of universal compassion and impartiality (upekkha)? It all came to a head in Asia's longest-running civil war on the majority Buddhist island of Sri Lanka. In hopes of preserving their ancient religion and culture, some monks (JHU: National Heritage Party) may have gone too far. For they would have in the process engaged in counterproductive activities, disgracing the Dharma and the local Sangha.

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