Can Buddhist Values Overcome Nationalism in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese-Buddhist community should combat global isolation and the recent rise of extremist groups by using their Buddhist faith to strengthen transnational ties.
Barana Waidyatilake is a research fellow at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) in Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese-Buddhist community should combat global isolation and the recent rise of extremist groups by using their Buddhist faith to strengthen transnational ties.