A kid at my college was a Sinhalese from Sri Lanka. He was seriously Buddhist; defending it as the state religion(/philosophy?) and being critical of the Tamils.<p>On one hand I'd like to see a separate state of Tamils so they can live as they choose, but on the other hand I'd like them to be forced to work out some compromise with the Sinhalese. There are always going to be diverse factions, and we need to learn how to live together.