Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

The Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs[2] (Sinhala: බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is responsible for oversight of the country's de facto state religion, Theravada Buddhism by:[3]

  • 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 information technology 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
Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය
புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters135 Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala road, Colombo 7
6.914409°N 79.858778°E / 6.914409; 79.858778
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Chandraprema Gamage, Ministry Secretary
Websitembra.gov.lk

List of ministers
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
Incumbent
Vidura Wickremanayake[1]
since 23 May 2022
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe President
Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Political party Tenure President
W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party 12 December 2001 – 9 April 2004 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 25 November 2005 – 23 April 2010

Mahinda Rajapaksa

D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015
Karu Jayasuriya United National Party 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe United National Party 4 September 2015 – 23 August 2017
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera United National Party 25 August 2017 – 23 May 2022

See also

References
  1. "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "About us". Mobs.gov.lk. Ministry of Buddhasasana. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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