President Ranil Wickremesinghe submitted a bill to amend the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance & establish a Theravada monk discourse to seek the guidance of the Chief Prelates of the Malwatu & Asgiri Chapters. He also advised the Buddha Sasana Ministry Secretary to prepare amendments to the Tripitaka Conservation Bill & the Buddhist Publications/Texts Regulatory Act  to be submitted to the Cabinet.

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