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When Sri Lanka’s new parliament convenes, it will have some unusual members: Buddhist monks in their familiar maroon robes and with tonsured heads bracing to play the role of politicians this country has not seen. Their mission, they insist, is to use political power to restore Sri Lanka to its pristine Buddhist glory.
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Lord Buddha may have stood for peace and benevolence, but his disciples in Sri Lanka are an angry lot. Buddhist monks in the country allege that Christian groups are busy weaning away Buddhists from their ancient religion, reports OneWorld.
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Buddhists have staked a claim to an Indian religious site already fought-over by Hindus and Muslims.
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