The construction of Buddhist shrines on or adjacent to ancient Tamil Hindu sacred sites across the north and east has accelerated since the end of the civil war. What might appear as religious development is, critics argue, a systematic project of cultural erasure — replacing or overlaying Tamil cultural heritage with Sinhalese Buddhist symbols in a region where Tamils are the overwhelming majority.
Heritage Under Threat: Buddhist Colonisation of Tamil Sacred Sites
Rights groups are documenting accelerating encroachment on ancient Tamil Hindu sites as Buddhist shrines are erected in their place.
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