The Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs[2] (Sinhala: බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: புத்தசாசன, சமய மற்றும் கலாசார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka.
It is responsible for oversight of the country's de facto state religion, Theravada Buddhism by:[3] Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National People's Power Mahinda Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa