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When Prison Walls Collide With Sri Lanka’s Sacred Sangha Authority

Source: Lanka News
Category: Technology
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: October 10, 2026 at 08:07

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Sri Lanka’s Buddhist civilisation has long rested on a delicate understanding: the State governs through secular law, while the Buddhist clergy remain governed by the disciplinary principles of the Vinaya and the institutional authority of the Sangha. When these boundaries become blurred, particularly in cases involving imprisoned Buddhist monks, the consequences extend far beyond one […] The post When Prison Walls Collide With Sri Lanka’s Sacred Sangha Authority appeared first on Lankanews.lk .

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