The starting point of any enquiry on religious constitutionalism in sri lanka has to be article 9 of the constitution of the republic of sri lanka this buddhism chapter declares that the republic shall give to buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the state to protect and foster the buddha sasana. Buddhism politics and the limits of law the pyrrhic constitutionalism of sri lanka by schonthal benjamin new york cambridge univ press 2016 search for more papers by this author nick cheesman department of political and social change australian national university and institute for advanced study princeton . 2019 buddhism politics and the limits of law the pyrrhic constitutionalism of sri lanka commonwealth comparative politics vol 57 no 4 pp 510 512. With buddhism politics and the limits of law at least sri lankas experiences with pyrrhic constitutionalism shall now not be left out of the conversation nick cheesman source law and society review schonthals account is meticulously researched and filled with fascinating details. Buddhism politics and the limits of law the pyrrhic constitutionalism of sri lanka comparative constitutional law and policy by benjamin schonthal author isbn 13 978 1107152236