"This has motivated hard-line Buddhist movements to form a united front to challenge what they saw as increased fundamentalism amongst the Muslim populations. The recent alliance forged by the 969 movement from Myanmar and the Bodu Bala Sena group in Sri Lanka may only worsen the appalling state of inter-religious relations in the world today." http://www.eurasiareview.com/08012015-islam-buddhism-preserving-harmonious-relations-analysis/