"The state?s top Buddhist authority has said it will rein in the activities of hard-line nationalist monks participating in the Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion ? also known as Ma Ba Tha. Nationalists hold a protest in Mawlamyine, Mon State, yesterday.SuppliedNationalists hold a protest in Mawlamyine, Mon State, yesterday.Supplied ?Some of Ma Ba Tha?s ideas are aligned partially with those of Mahana [the Sangha] because they are under our guidance. But some Ma Ba Tha members are intense on religion and race and go against the committee?s stance,” said State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee general secretary U Sandi Marbhivamsa..."