Westerners rarely associate Buddhism with extremism or violence, but Buddhist movements in Asia have often raised few qualms about the use of force. Buddhist au

Westerners rarely associate Buddhism with extremism or violence, but Buddhist movements in Asia have often raised few qualms about the use of force. Buddhist authorities have, at times, justified violence against the faith’s enemies and supported authoritarian regimes. * https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/16/myanmar-rohingya-coup-buddhists-protest/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/16/myanmar-rohingya-coup-b... * https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-s-extreme-buddhist-nationalists https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-s-extr... These links are just Myanmar.