The Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs ( si, බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a

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of the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

. It is responsible for oversight of the country's ''de facto''

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Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

by: *General oversight and maintenance of the welfare of the nation's Buddhist clergy and places of worship *Oversight of Buddhist education in the country, including provision of

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to temples *The development of temples as community centres with multiple services outside of matters spiritual *Maintenance of selected places of Buddhist worship as tourist sites, and maintenance of sites of Buddhist pilgrimage * The propagation of Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy *Maintaining the nature of the Buddhist state via necessary legislation

List of Ministers

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minister of Buddha Sasana Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

List of Ministers

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