This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory

The work brings Buddhism - commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war - into the ethical dialogue on religion and war

The book will appeal to those interested in South Asian religion, Buddhism, and Sri Lanka studies. It will also interest students of peace studies (where there is a paucity of material on Asian religions) and ethicists

There is a great deal of literature on the Sinhala-Tamil conflict, from a variety of points of view, but this book carves out a unique niche for itself by clearly spelling out the just war position