TY - BOOK AU - Surendra Kumar S.Y. TI - Ballots, Bullets and Bhikkus SN - 9789387925090 U1 - 954.9 PY - 2018/// CY - New delhi PB - Viva own KW - Religion and Politics,Nature of Sri Lankan Society, Sangha Evolution N1 - The book makes an attempt to analyse the Buddhist sangha's role in Srilankan politics and ethnic confilct. The Snagha's role and growth before 1983 is also discussed in detail as it laid the foundation for the sangha to emerge as a potent force in srilanka's politics and played a vital role in the culmination of the ethnic conflict.Although there is considerable literature on srilankan politics ethnic conflict and peace process in general there are only a few studies exclusively focusing on the sangh's role depth ER -