THE TWO FACES OF BUDDHISM

This paper will discuss the story of the ethnic strife between Rohingya Refugees and the Buddhist Myanmar government. In Myanmar, the government has ordered sanctioned killings against the Rohingya minority group. However, this is an issue that has been ongoing for decades. This paper aims to bring light to the underlying causes for the increase in violence in Myanmar, as well as the roots behind the complicated relationships between Buddhism, the Myanmar government, and the Rohingya people.