Protect Buddhism in the country, chief incumbents ask Sri Lanka President
Ashin Mettacara
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Chief incumbents of all four Buddhist chapters in the country asked President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday to reestablish the Ministry of Buddhist Affairs with immediate effect to protect the Buddhism.
Sending a special letter to President Rajapaksa, chief incumbents of all four chapters, including Malawathu and Asgiri pointed out that the Sri Lanka as a nation has promised to protect the Buddhism through its constitution.
However, the government in 2006 abolished the Ministry of Buddhist Affairs and established a common Religious Affairs Ministry for all three religions.
As a result of this step, several activities took place that badly affected the Buddhism as well as Buddhist history in the country, the chief incumbents pointed out.
According to the four chief incumbents several Buddhist text books have been launched with distorted facts about Buddhism and its history.
They asked President Rajapaksa to appoint a special committee, comprising professionals to review every Buddhist book before they are launched.
--ColomboPage--
