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3. General objects of the body corporate

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

Subject to the provisions of any other written law the general objects for which the body corporate is constituted are hereby declared to be–

(a)

to promote and guide the Buddhist adherence to practice “prathipathi pooja” to reach Nibbana;

(b)

to publish books relating to Buddhism for the enhancement and development of religious knowledge on Seela, Samadhi and Pragnya of the

Buddhist adherence;

(c)

to safeguard and practice the “Kathikavatha” of

Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha thero;

(d)

to take steps to enhance the knowledge of newly ordained monks and lay Buddhists attached to the

Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha

Educational Daham Sabhawa by teaching Damma through the guidance of the adult monks who possess and in-depth uderstanding of the Buddhist doctrine and discipline;

(e)

to distribute the four requisites received by the

Buddhist Monks attached to the Sri Sambodhi

Aranya Senasanas belonging to the Dedigama Sri

Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha Educational Daham

Sabhawa for the use of other Buddhist monks attached to the Sri Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha

Educational Daham Sabhawa in order to estabish equality;

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Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha

Educational Daham Sabhawa (Incorporation)

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(f)

to facilitate activities ralating to Buddhism for the usage of Bhikku, Bhikkuni, Upasaka and Upasika in order to achieve the goals of Sri Maithri

Pragnartha Bouddha Educational Daham Sabhawa;

(g)

to work in compliance with the constitution of the

Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha

Educational Daham Sabhawa;

(h)

to conduct sil and meditation programmes on Poya days and conduct Damma discussions on every week to guide Buddhist adherence to reach Nibbana and to abstain from sinful acts by giving prominence to Principles of Buddhism;

(i)

to take steps to protect the books, videos and

Damma speeches ralating to the religious activities of Venerable Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha thero; and

(j)

to set up new Sri Smabodhi Aranya Senasana in areas where groups of Buddhist adherence who practice Buddhism live and who wish to contribute for such Sri Sambodhi Aranya Senasana.