3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be"
| (a) to communicate the message contained in the teachings of Lord Buddha and to propagate Buddhist culture, with a view to promoting world peace; |
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| (b) to present the Buddhist point of view on any matter, on behalf of the Buddhist community of the world. at conferences and seminars on global problems relating to education, culture, communications, survival, development and peace, convened by any international, governmental or non-governmental organization whether religious or secular : |
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| (c) to initiate, co-ordinate and assist studies on problems of survival, development; peace, education and culture, from a Buddhist perspective and to publish the results of such studies ; |
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| (d) to provide facilities for Buddhist leaders and scholars of the world to meet and discuss the problems referred to in paragraph (c) and to plan appropriate remedial measures ; |
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| (e) to function as a documentation centre for peace oriented Buddhist study groups, meditation groups, mass media groups and action groups, and to provide for the exchange of information and the sharing of experiences ; |
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| (f) to establish a library, containing books, research reports, periodicals, other documents, audio visual aids, films end cassettes ; |
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| (g) to hold seminars, workshops, conferences and orientation courses for young persons and youth leaders, on mental health, personality development, national integration and world peace with a Buddhist perspective based on wisdom and compassion (Panna Karuna); |
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| (h) to work in collaboration with the World Fellowship of Buddhist and other religious and secular international organizations whether governmental or non-governmental for the promotion of world peace ; |
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| (i) to make comparative studies of religious philosophies and of the Buddhist philosophy of education and other modern philosophies of education, for the purpose of evolving a theory of education relevant to contemporary society. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts