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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/sri-lanka-buddhist-extremists-muslims-target-clash-hate-speech-kandy-ampara-a8332401.htmlPublished by: INDEPENDENT on 18 May 2018
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Nationalism is being filtered through social media, exacerbating long-held tensions and culminating in riots earlier this year Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice New clashes between Buddhist extremistsand Muslims occurred in two different towns in Sri Lanka, Kandy and Ampara, in early 2018. Triggered in part by hate-filled posts spread by nationalistic Sinhala Buddhist Facebook groups, these riots resulted in the death of one Muslim and the destruction of many buildings.
To many non-Buddhists outside Asia, this sort of violence can seem surprising. Westerners think of Buddhism as a peaceful religion, folding Buddhist terms and practices into stress relief practices such as mindfulness. But like any religion, Buddhism has a far more complicated story than that – and Sri Lanka has seen many disturbing and violent episodes that attest to that fact.
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