
Michael Aravi
322 posts









Pretending not to see the correlation between monk politics and state patronisation of Buddhism protects neither the state nor Buddhism. There is no stronger evidence than our lived experience. 👇 Monks cremating another monk, violating a court order, while the police watch.













🇱🇰 නමෝ බුද්ධාය Everyone talks about Buddhism as this beautiful religion of peace, love and compassion. Serene monks, beautiful temples, kindness to all beings. But then you see what actually happens. In Myanmar, Buddhists chased out the Rohingyas. In Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks lead pogroms against Tamils and Muslims and threaten to cut them into pieces. Where is the compassion? It disappears when the victims are not Buddhist. That is Sinhala Buddhism in a nutshell. #EelamNews #SriLanka #Sinhala #Buddhist #Colombo #Kandy #Galle





























