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.

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

(a)

to foster and promote education by establishing and maintaining “Mahanuwara Bauddha Vidya Peetaya”,

Pirivena training institutes of bhikkus, schools, and

Educational institutions and by granting scholarships;

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(b)

to preserve and disseminate the Theravadhi Buddhist philosophy and way of life;

(c)

to maintain friendly relations with other Buddhist organisations in and outside Sri Lanka;

(d)

to establish and maintain a department for oriental languages;

(e)

to establish and maintain a department for international languages such as English, French;

(f)

to engage in the dissemination of the Dhamma internationally;

(g)

to conduct vocational and educational courses for youths in Sri Lanka;

(h)

to train students in small industries and to help them financially or otherwise to establish themselves as useful citizens;

(i)

to engage in any industry, trade or import and export business and to promote and carry on any agricultural, industrial and commercial enterprise, to provide aid and assistance to any person for such enterprises, to conduct training programmes and to organize services and propaganda campaigns, with a view to providing the public with technological expertise;

(j)

to give aid by way of scholarships, or cash or otherwise, to monks, volunteers and other persons, engaged in the furtherance of the objects of the

Corporation;

(k)

to provide and maintain libraries, to subscribe for, and issue, books, journals, souvenirs and periodicals, and to provide such other services as may be deemed desirable for attaining the objects of the Corporation;

(l)

to promote, arrange, organise and hold, exhibitions, lectures, seminars simposia, workshops, classes debates, conferences, tours, excursions or other activities in furtherance of the objects of the

Corporation;

(m)

to co-operate and associate with other associations, societies or organisations, having objects similar to those of the Corporation;

(n)

to provide higher educational diplomas and other educational programmes and courses of study in ayurveda and indigenous medicine;

(o)

to act as an agent of any national or foreign technical or vocational training institution or affiliate institution or organization carrying on educational activities;

(p)

to do all other acts and things as are or may be necessary conducive, or incidental, to, the attainment of the above objects.

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3. General objects of the Corporation

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