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 organize seminars and programmes to improve awareness of general public in Meditation and Yoga;

(b)

to assist the relevant authorities with the approval of such authorities to promote Buddhist culture within and outside Sri Lanka ;

(c)

to liaise with the institutions having objects similar to those of the body corporate ; and

(d)

to establish branches of the body corporate in Sri

Lanka to fulfill the objectives of the body corporate;

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, language, caste, sex, political opinion, place of birth or any of such grounds.

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