Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

The Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs (බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; 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:
 * 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

List of ministers

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