Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
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The Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs[2] (Sinhala: බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is responsible for oversight of the country's de facto state religion, Theravada Buddhism by:[3]
- General oversight and maintenance of the welfare of the nation's Buddhist clergy and places of worship
- Oversight of Buddhist education in the country, including provision of information technology to temples
- The development of temples as community centres with multiple services outside of matters spiritual
- Maintenance of selected places of Buddhist worship as tourist sites, and maintenance of sites of Buddhist pilgrimage
- The propagation of Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy
- Maintaining the nature of the Buddhist state via necessary legislation
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බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | 135 Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala road, Colombo 7 6.914409°N 79.858778°E / 6.914409; 79.858778 |
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Website | mbra |
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