But Sinhala-Buddhism is also used as shorthand for a kind of ethno-centric nationalist ideology that has very little to do with religion and much to do with identity. It is this usage that veedhur is (mistakenly I believe) ascribing to indi.

If some one as cosmopolitan as Indi gives salience to such an identity, it just supports the ‘mahawansa mindset’ accusation leveled against the majority community by the sections of tamils.

So in the line of Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana, Heenayana now do we also have Sinhala?

f anyone is breaking the law, whatever section of society they belong to, then the way to deal with it is to follow due process to enforce the law. If the authorities conclude that a structure is illegal and this is disputed by others it is up to the courts to decide. Using mobs to implement vigilante justice is not a solution to anything.

@Indi, the problem I see with the ‘Sinhala Buddhist’ identity is that it is often associated with boastful, conceited rhetoric about the Sinhalese preserving Theravada Buddhism, which just feeds the natural hunan ego and makes some people think that being born Sinhalese Buddhist makes them automatically better than others. Our education system, politicians and clergy all perpetuate and feed this superiority complex, rather than reminding people of the Buddha’s teaching that it is our actions, not our birth, that make us noble.