3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be
| (a) to construct a statue to commemorate Venerable Rajaguru Waskaduwa Sri Subuthi Maha Nayaka Thero to organize religious and other ceremonies to commemorate his name, organize activities to enlighten the general public about the life of the Venerable Rajaguru Waskaduwa Sri Subuthi Maha Nayaka Thero ; |
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| (b) to take steps to secure and protect all items Of archival value in the possession of Sri Subuthi Viharaya which are believed to have been used by Venerable Rajaguru Waskaduwa Sri Subuthi Maha Nayaka Thero, including items and other documents such as books, papers gifted to Venerable Rajaguru Waskaduwa Sri Subuthi Maha Nayaka Thero by various personalities and foreign scholars; |
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| (c) to establish and maintain a Library, a Museum, a Research Centre on Pali Language a Buddhist Education Centre and a centre to teach Buddhism and Tamil, English, Pali and Sanskrit languages ; |
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| (d) to provide opportunities for the improvement of the relationship between clergy and laymen and for the study and to propagation of the teaching of the Buddha; |
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| (e) to develop and maintain the Dhamma School at the Sri Subuthi Viharaya with a view to imparting knowledge of Buddhist Culture, and religious education; |
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| (f) to print and circulate rare books written by venerable Rajaguru Waskaduwa Sri Subuthi Maha Nayaka Thero with a view to facilitating their use by the general public; |
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| (g) to construct buildings necessary for accomplishing its objects and to maintain them ; and |
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| (h) to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts