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Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka

A Religion, Buddhism book. Buddhism is by most accounts the most peaceable of religions (at least...

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  • Pages: 224 pages
  • ISBN: 9780226789507 / 226789500
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