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to foster and develop the Buddha Sasana and propagate the Buddhist doctrine, by establishing and

Maintaining Dhamma schools, Abbhidhammia and

Pali teaching centres and by organizing lecture programmes, conferences, debates and workshops ;

to establish Training Colleges for Bhikkhus to make them learned and well established in the Dhamma and to promote the enrolment of suitable young persons-in the Order ;

to promote the advancement of Buddhist culture, literature and art

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to bring about the moral, cultural and social development of Buddhists and to protect their rights ;

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to provide rest houses for pilgrims in Sri Lanka and abroad and organize other social service and welfare activities ;

to establish and maintain pre-schools, other

Educational Institutions and Training Centres which could advance the objects of the corporation and accordingly to grant financial aid, scholarships and facilities for the education and development of children ;

to establish libraries and to print, publish and sell books and periodicals relating to the objects of the

Corporation ;

to establish a centre for the strengthening of Universal

Brotherhood without distinction as to race, religion, sex, caste or colour ;

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to do such other acts and things as are condusive or incidental to the attainment of all or any of the above objects.