(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Gazette Notification declaring the Buddhist sacred text ‘Tripitaka’ as a National heritage of Sri Lanka has been issued.
A proposal was made by President Maithripala Sirisena and approved by the Cabinet to help spread Buddhism among the people of Sri Lanka. The Buddha Sasana Ministry was vested with the power to oversee the reprinting of the ‘Tripitaka’.
To uphold the Sri Lankan heritage, reflecting values of Buddhism as an integral part that further sustains our culture, I’m declaring the Theravada Tripiṭaka as a national treasure of Sri Lanka on the 5th of January. pic.twitter.com/QrXtmXjG0s
— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) January 2, 2019
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