The Academy will be located in the Ranchawala region of Galle, reported the Mirror.
According to the Bodu Bala Sena ("Buddhist Power Force"), a Buddhist organisation based in Colombo, the purpose of the academy is to develop and improve leadership qualities in the Buddhist clergy, Buddhist leaders and Buddhist youth activists.
The Defence Secretary's vindication of the Buddhist Academy comes at a time when the extremist tendencies of the Buddhist clergy and activists are rife.
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