The junta’s use of Buddhist nationalism has prevented many members of the sangha from joining the uprising against military rule, but it has also tarnished the reputation of Myanmar’s religious institutions in the eyes of the general public.
Only if the only exposure you have to it is pop culture and the Dalai Lama’s PR. It’s a religion like any other, so it often ends up filling the role of any other religion.
Only if the only exposure you have to it is pop culture and the Dalai Lama’s PR. It’s a religion like any other, so it often ends up filling the role of any other religion.