Local civil society activists and religious freedom advocates, who at other times decry the ‘Sinhala Buddhist Supremism’, are now campaigning to shut down Jewish Chabad houses in the country.

As a privileged “heteronormative Sinhala Buddhist male”, Malinda, a product of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, critiques power dynamics in religious institutes and institutes of power. He uses art ...

Last week, Parliament erupted with allegations and counter-allegations in yet another adjournment debate over the Easter Sunday Attacks. ..

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Historically, Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism posed a major obstacle to colonial rule. Today, it is again perceived as the principal impediment to external intervention and control in the context of ...

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world." ...

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That silence intrigued me,” he said. The silence, in many ways, was political — a symptom of a historical narrative that has traditionally centred around Sinhala-Buddhist monuments and kingdoms. As a ...

In keeping with the Buddhist framework of the Walpola Rahula Institute, and the ongoing project of the Walpola Rahula Institute, Heta Bhikshuwa (tomorrows Monk) it was felt that a broader discussion ...

If anything, toxic books will become more harmful as they get older and disintegrate. Identifying them means they can stored in a safe way and still enjoyed with controlled access and precautions ...

In keeping with the Buddhist framework of the Walpola Rahula Institute, and the ongoing project of the Walpola Rahula Institute, Heta Bhikshuwa (tomorrows Monk) it was felt that a broader discussion ...

The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...