Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sinhalese buddhist nationalist monastic organisation based in colombo”. Today it says “far-right ultranationalist sinhalese buddhist organization”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Bodu Bala Sena , ( Sinhala : බොදු බල සේනා , lit. ' Buddhist Power Army ' ) also abbreviated as BBS is a far-right anti-liberalist , and ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist organization, and a break-away faction from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya party. The BBS generally opposes pluralist and democratic ideologies, and criticizes non-extremist Buddhist monks for not taking action against the rise of other religions within Sri Lanka . "Sena, Senā, Shena: 30 definitions" . 12 April 2009. Time (New Zealand Edition) . 182 (1): 19.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Bodu Bala Sena ( ; literary Buddhist Power Force ; BBS) is a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist monastic organisation based in Colombo , Sri Lanka . Time called the BBS "Sri Lanka's most powerful Buddhist organisation". Time (New Zealand edition) . 182 (1): 19. : |access-date= requires |url= ( help )
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Bodu Bala Sena , ( Buddhist Power Force or BBS ) is a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist organisation based in Colombo , Sri Lanka .Key persons in the organisation are Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and Dilanthe Withanage.The BBS is a break-away organisation from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya organisation. Time (New Zealand edition) . 182 (1): 19.
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Buddhist extremist organization in Sri Lanka Bodu Bala Sena , ( transl.Buddhist Power Army , ) also abbreviated as BBS is a far-right anti-liberalist , and ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist organization, and a break-away faction from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya party.The BBS generally opposes pluralist and democratic ideologies, and criticizes non-extremist Buddhist monks for not taking action against the rise of other religions within Sri Lanka . Time (New Zealand Edition) . 182 (1): 19.
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Then
sinhalese buddhist nationalist monastic organisation based in colombo
Now
far-right ultranationalist sinhalese buddhist organization
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