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 instituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to construct and maintain buildings and other infrastructural facilities required for Seethawaka

Maniyangama Rajamaha Viharaya ;

(b)

to provide the resident Bhikkus of the Seethawaka

Maniyangama Rajamaha Viharaya, with necessary educational facilities and to supply their daily needs;

(c)

to award scholarships, fellowships, prizes and bursaries to Buddhist monks and Buddhist laity with a view to promoting the study of, and research into,

Buddhism and Buddhist, philosophy ;

(d)

to foster, promote and protect the Buddha Sasana and to inculcate the teachings of Lord Buddha and the values of Buddhism, among the Buddhist ;

(e)

to provide appropriate educational training to the

Maha Sangha ;

(f)

to establish and maintain educational institutions, including dhamma schools, pirivenas and training centers, for the benefit of Buddhists ;

(g)

to establish and maintain libraries, information and resource centers for the benefit of the Buddhists ;

(h)

to organize Buddhist festivals and to preserve the

Buddhist traditions and Buddhist culture ; and

(i)

to organize and implement cultural and social development services.

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