3. General objects of the Corporation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to protect and foster Buddhism;

(b)

to conduct activities for the promotion of religious favour among Buddhist;

(c)

to ordain Buddhist youth with the requisite qualifications and religious devotion and provide them with the four requisites;

(d)

to teach the Dhamma and Vinaya to monks, to train them in Yoga exercises and to make them proficient in Pali, Sinhala and other oriental and western languages;

(e)

to foster and maintain Sri Ratnakara Dhamma

School and to assist the relevant authorities to establish and maintain other Dhamma Schools for the purpose of providing knowledge of the Dhamma among the younger generation of the Buddhist;

(f)

to establish, develop and maintain a Dhamma library;

Dampe, Meegoda, Bodhiwardhanarama

Sri Madurasama Piriven Viharastha Sanwardhana

(g)

to provide assistance by way of scholarships, cash or otherwise to monks, volunteers and other persons of the Buddhist faith, engaged in the furtherance of the objects of the Corporation;

(h)

to maintain buildings owned by the Dampe,

Meegoda, Bodhiwardhanarama Sri Madurasama

Pirivena and to construct and maintain new buildings as and when necessary;

(i)

to maintain cordial relations with other Buddhist organizations in and out side Sri Lanka;

(j)

to organise welfare activities pertaining to the social, cultural and economic upliftment of the members of the Corporation; and

(k)

to develop and maintain Dampe Madhurasama

Mulika Pirivena.

(2)

In the implementation of the objects specified in subsection (1) the Corporation shall ensure that such implementation shall be carried out without any distinction based on race, language, caste, sex, political opinion, place of birth or any of such grounds.

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