INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONS
Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme
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UPCOMING EVENTS
FEB
22
TUE
Zoom
16:00 - 17:30
SRP Webinar on Buddhist Nationalisms in Southeast Asia
Buddhism has commonly and widely been conceived as a “religion of peace, tolerance, and compassion.” Nonetheless, a cursory examination of recent history evinces that violence has been justified and carried out by Buddhist actors, perhaps most prominently in the Southeast Asian region, where distinctively Buddhist forms of nationalism have been observed in nations such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand.
Spotlight
SRP Webinar on Buddhist Nationalisms in Southeast Asia
Buddhism has commonly and widely been conceived as a “religion of peace, tolerance, and compassion.” Nonetheless, a cursory examination of recent history evinces that violence has been justified and carried out by Buddhist actors, perhaps most prominently in the Southeast Asian region, where distinctively Buddhist forms of nationalism have been observed in nations such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand.
