The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
Podcast: The Audio Long ReadRating: Explicit Published On: Fri Jan 16 2026
Description: Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponised to serve nationalist goals By Sonia Faleiro. Read by Dinita Gohil. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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