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Dharmapala was one of the primary contributors to the Buddhist revival of the 19th century that led to the creation of Buddhist institutions to match those of the missionaries ( schools, the YMBA, etc ), and to the independence movement of the 20th century.

DeVotta characterizes his rhetoric as having four main points: "( i ) Praise – for Buddhism and the Sinhalese culture ; ( ii ) Blame – on the British imperialists, those who worked for them including Christians ; ( iii ) Fear – that Buddhism in Sri Lanka was threatened with extinction ; and ( iv ) Hope – for a rejuvenated Sinhalese Buddhist ascendancy " ( 78 ).

He illustrated the first three points in a public speech: