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Gazette outlining rules on removing robes for monks in prison issued

An extraordinary gazette notification was issued amending the standing orders of the Prisons Department, including instructions on how t…

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Hiru News - English34m agoGazette outlining rules on removing robes for monks in prison issued

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According to the new amendment, when a monk is imprisoned as a prisoner, the Department of Buddhist Affairs must be consulted regarding the removal of the robes he was wearing until then. Thereafter, the Department of Buddhist Affairs must inform the relevant sect or Chapter, and the measures taken by that sect within 10 days must be notified to the Commissioner of Prisons.

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