Monks belonging to the hardline Buddhist group MaBaTha rally outside the US embassy in Yangon. Photo: AFP
Monks belonging to the hardline Buddhist group MaBaTha rally outside the US embassy in Yangon. Photo: AFP
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Blood sutra: whatever happened to Buddhism, religion of peace and compassion?

The emergence of radical groups like the MaBaTha that promote a Buddhism based on racial and national identity is fuelling violence across the region

Monks belonging to the hardline Buddhist group MaBaTha rally outside the US embassy in Yangon. Photo: AFP
Monks belonging to the hardline Buddhist group MaBaTha rally outside the US embassy in Yangon. Photo: AFP
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