Tessa J. Bartholomeusz 
In Defense of Dharma [EPUB ebook] 
Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka

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