I can sympathise with the Burmese monks but not the Sri Lankan monks. Burmese monks are fighting for freedom of speech and democracy and they had been battered by the junta there. On the other hand, Sri Lankan monks have narrow political agenda and they...

I didn't understand completely your post. What exactly was the protest for. Why were they protesting against the Christians and why exactly did the government teargassed them? Were they protesting violently? Can you please explain? Thanks.

These monks are getting out of hands. They have become too poky in everyday affairs of the government and public. Then they forget that by protesting against the Christian they are showing how intolerant these messengers of peace have become. They forget...

The bhikkus or the monks are of course political. Is there any doubt about it? The Inter University Bhikku Front is a political movement and yes, I agree that such demonstrations must not be allowed in sensitive areas like the presidential place in a...

Well, the monks are not above politics in Sri Lanka or for that matter Burma. We must not forget that Solomon Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk Talduwe Somarama that later the government spun as he was not a monk but impersonating one....