Many of Sri Lanka's 15 million Buddhists fear they too could become a jihadist target. Many of Sri Lanka's 15 million Buddhists fear they too could become a jihadist target. "The ordinary Buddhists are made to feel that they are under threat," Perera told AFP. "Wahabism is working in the country," BBS national organizer Witharandeniye Nanda told AFP, referring to a strict Sunni version of Islam. One leading moderate Buddhist monk, Omalpe Sobitha, urged Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, to initiate inter-religious dialogue to defuse tensions.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2019 09:45 UTC