The YMBA, or Young Men's Buddhist Association, was created in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

in 1898. The main founder was C. S. DissanayakeHuman Rights Watch (2009)
''The Resistance of the Monks: Buddhism and Activism in Burma''
p. 12. as part of a bid to provide Buddhist institutions as an alternative to

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches w ...

, otherwise known as the

Young Men's Christian Association YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches w ...

. It has had many famous presidents such as philanthropists Ernest de Silva and Henry Woodward Amarasuriya. It also exists in other countries, although they are independent organizations.

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YMBA Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka

YMBA Colombo, Sri Lanka

YMBA Maharagama, Sri Lanka

YMBA Dehiwala-MtLavinia, Sri Lanka

Young Men's Buddhist Association America

YMBA New Delhi, India
Buddhist youth organizations Religious organisations based in Sri Lanka 1898 establishments in Ceylon Child-related organisations in Sri Lanka Religious organizations established in 1898 Men's religious organizations {{SriLanka-stub

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