But Buddhism has been a religion in different parts of Asia for many centuries, and, like any other belief, it can be used to justify violent acts. One need only look at Sri Lanka, where Buddhism is lashed to ethnic chauvinism in the slow-burning civil war between Buddhist Singhalese and Hindu Tamils.
浪漫的人会说佛教不像其他宗教，确实，佛教更像是一种哲学而非信仰。但是数百年来佛教一直是亚洲不同国家的宗教，而且，像其他信仰一样，佛教可以被以来为暴力行为提供理由。人们只要看一看斯里兰卡就可以了。那里，在佛教僧伽罗人和印度教的坦米尔人慢燃的内战中，佛教被用作种族沙文主义。