The Sri Lankan government is to launch a Buddhist leadership programme in secondary schools across the island later this year, the Colombo Page reported.
The programme, the brain child of the Buddha Sasana Ministry, has reportedly been approved by President Rajapaksa, and is intended to "create a Buddhist renaissance amongst Buddhist school going youth".
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