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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.

(1)

The general objects for which the body corporate is constituted are hereby declared to be -

(a)

to train Buddhist monks and lay devotees to be enriched with doctrinal knowledge and knowledge in meditation that is required to attain on their own the ultimate liberation of Nibbana, according to the Buddhist teachings;

(b)

to train Buddhist monks and lay devotees capable of guiding other Buddhist monks and lay devotees to attain the ultimate liberation of

Nibbana, according to the Buddhist teachings;

(c)

to train Buddhist monks to perform formal acts of discipline (vinayakammas), according to the

Theravadha Buddhist teachings, in order to sustain the Sasana;

(d)

to publish and translate books and any other reading materials related to the Theravadha teaching; and

(e)

to train and use the missionaries in order to propagate the dhamma expounded by the Buddha locally and internationally giving due respect to the prevailing laws and cultural values; and subject to any applicable written law, to the extent permitted by such law.

(2)

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

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