"බුද්ධාගමට ප්රමුක ස්ථානය" ලෙස වියවස්ථාවේ කියන්නේ කුමක්ද ? උදාහරණයක් සමග පැහැදිලි කර දෙන්න.
I am not sure how to explain it but Buddihism was granted the foremost place by the 1970 - 1972 Constitution. Earlier than this it was what the Colonials left us with, possibly an extension of the Soulbury Commission.
The 1970 constituion stated....
The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and
foster Buddhism while assuring to all religions the rights granted by section 18 (1) (d)
18 (1) (d) under fundamental rights reads
(d) every citizen shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include the freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and the freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching;
It needs to be stated that these freedoms under fundamental rights could according to the proviso of the same article be curtailed.....
Then in 1978, the JRJ constitution changed this a bit....
The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and
foster the Buddha Sasana, while assuring to all religions the rights granted by Articles 10 and 14(1)(e).
Article 10 (again under fundamental rights)
10. Every person is entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.
14. (1) (e) the freedom, either by himself or in association with others, and either in public or in private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching;......
Note that with JRJ contitution, the word
Buddhism was changed to Buddha Sasana. This may have been because
Buddha Sasanaya implicated not only the Buddha’s teachings but his entire legacy, which included properties, shrines, statutes, temples, other material objects and geographic spaces.