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A Book Review Submitted by an Anonymous Contributor to Tsamtruk.com.
Two Buddhisms: How Faleiro’s New Book Separates Aggressors from the Oppressed
In the collective imagination of the West, Buddhism is frequently reduced to a monolith of serenity – a philosophy of meditation and the gentle visage of the Dalai Lama. However, in her incisive new book, The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia, journalist Sonia Faleiro shatters this “Shangri-La” myth to reveal a darker, more complex geopolitical reality. What makes this work essential, and what defenders of the Tibetan cause should understand, is that Faleiro does not conflate the aggressors with the oppressed; rather, she draws a sharp, necessary distinction between violent nationalist monks in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, and the non-violent resistance of exiled Tibetans facing a different c...
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