By Paul Fuller | Published by South China Morning Post on June 23, 2018 The emergence of radical groups like the MaBaTha that promote a Buddhism based on racial and national identity is fuelling violence across the region Tolerance and compassion may be the qualities most often associated with Buddhism. But Asia has been witnessing a spate of violence as new Buddhist movements emerge across the region based on the idea that the religion is under threat and needs protection. Fuelled by a particularly strong sense of Buddhist identity collated with national and ethnic anxieties, this form of Buddhism –
