Indeed there is little sign of militancy here in the Muslim south of this overwhelmingly Buddhist nation.
Along with the students and their broad support among the people, the Government also faced the opposition of the clergy in this strongly Buddhist nation.
The producers chose the mainly Buddhist nation as their site after they were turned down in India.
Both Cambodia and Thailand are overwhelmingly Buddhist nations with small Muslim minorities.
It has become a cliche to say that he is the glue that holds together this Buddhist nation of 59 million people.
As a Chief Qadi, his skills were highly desirable in the formerly Buddhist nation that had recently converted to Islam.
Virtually all such manuscripts are stored in the pagodas of this deeply Buddhist nation of 4.5 million people.
Indeed, much of the companionship the synagogue enjoys comes from its close relations with other religious groups that surround it in this largely Buddhist nation.
Burma, a largely Buddhist nation of 40 million with large Muslim and ethnic minorities, has a long, troubled history of dictatorship.
They say that no Westerners have been cremated, which is standard practice here in this overwhelmingly Buddhist nation.