Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Sinhala-Buddhists Vs Buddhist Moderates

Sinhala-Buddhists Vs Buddhist Moderates

By Sharmini Serasinghe -July 2, 2013 
Sharmini Serasinghe
Colombo TelegraphIn Sri Lanka today there are two types of Buddhists- the Buddhist Moderates who identify themselves as Sri Lankans and those who identify themselves as Sinhala-Buddhists which they regard as their nationality!
As a Sri Lankan (a Sinhalese and a Buddhist by faith) I have lived and worked amidst the strange practices of Sinhala-Buddhists in Sri Lanka. As such I have observed closely what a Sinhala-Buddhist is as opposed to a Buddhist Moderate.