by Senaka Weeraratna The primordial national identities of the overwhelming majority of people (75%) in Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Buddhism. These two historical identities are rooted in the national identity of the people whose ancestors, being Sinhala Buddhists, built the unique Buddhist civilization over a period in excess of 2000 years in the country … Continue reading Ensuring the primordial Sinhala Buddhist Identity in National Identity Cards and Passports