SRI LANKA, March 24 -- President Maithripala Sirisena has ensured that the Government will strive to nurture and protect the Buddha Sasana in keeping with the Constitution of the country. The President was speaking at the Tripitakabhivandana national event to submit a request letter to UNESCO representatives seeking World Heritage recognition to the Tripitaka, at the Dalada Maligawa premises yesterday.
"We declared a Tripitakabhivandana special week and in January the Tripitaka was declared a national heritage," the President said adding that the Government is launching a program and embarking on a noble deed to make the Tripitaka, a world heritage.
According to President Sirisena, Sri Lanka should be proud that it has protected the Tripi...