The 1978 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, published in full by the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Read here for Article 9, which gives Buddhism the foremost place and makes it the state's duty to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana, while Articles 10 and 14(1)(e) assure freedom of thought, conscience and religion to all, Sri Lanka's domestic constitutional relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
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AuthorDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
PublisherParliament of Sri Lanka
URLhttps://www.parliament.lk/files/pdf/constitution.pdf
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, published directly by the Parliament of Sri Lanka, read for the exact wording of Article 9 giving Buddhism the foremost place while assuring the religious-freedom rights of Articles 10 and 14. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
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