Depriving Buddhist Monks to conduct ancient rituals is an attack to our culture

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had added that the new Buddhist act that is to be introduced by the government to the parliament directly is an attack to the identity of our culture. His view is that this is in terms of  this new act is an attack on  our culture and would cause a problem to maintain our Sambuddha Sasana.

Earlier there  had been a suggestion to streamline laws but certain leaders of Nikayas  had protested. According to the former President Bikkhus should be controlled by Bikkhus themselves.Through the law the robes cannot be removed from a Bikkhu.

from the ancient times villages had visited the temple to obtain treatment for ailments, to find the auspicious times for the new year and to read the horoscope etc.. The Bikkhus did not charge money.However if they wanted they could donate some money which was accepted. He had further added that  from the ancient past whenever a challenge came on the villages they had consulted the Maha Sanga in the temple for redress..In this context new decisions should be taken in consultation with the Mahanayake theras