Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
(Redirected from Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs (Sri Lanka))
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
| 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°54′52″N 79°51′32″E / 6.914409°N 79.858778°E |
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| Website | mbs |
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See also
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edit- ^ newsdmp-w (2024-11-18). "The New Prime Minister and Cabinet Officially Sworn In". PMD. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "About us". Mobs.gov.lk. Ministry of Buddhasasana. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka President appoints NPP cabinet minsters". EconomyNext. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-01.