Bodu Bala Sena
Buddhist extremist organization in Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bodu Bala Sena, (transl. Buddhist Strength Army,[3][4]) also abbreviated as BBS is a far-right anti-liberalist, and ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist organization, and a break-away faction from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya party.[5][6] The BBS generally opposes pluralist and democratic ideologies, and criticizes non-extremist Buddhist monks for not taking action against the rise of other religions within Sri Lanka.[7]
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බොදු බල සේනා | |
Abbreviation | BBS |
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Formation | 2012 (2012) |
Founder | Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara |
Type | Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Opposition to privileges of minority religions Far-right politics[1] Ultranationalism Anti-liberalism Anti-democracy Islamophobia Hate speech Anti-LGBT |
Headquarters | 32, Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Coordinates | 6°53′46″N 79°51′36″E |
Secretary-General | Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara |
Chief Executive Officer | Dilanthe Withanage |
Affiliations | Sinha-Le[2]
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Website | bodubalasena |
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